SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1039        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Richard R. Tisei

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds..

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Richard R. Tisei

Fifth Middlesex

11/7/2023

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

Michael R. Knapik

Second Hampden and Hampshire

 

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

 

Scott P. Brown

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

 


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1039        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds..

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 1. “The constitution is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new article: -“In the furtherance of the foregoing powers, the general court shall have the power to appropriate funds held, in the stabilization fund, so-called, as provided for by section 2H of chapter 29, and shall expend those funds in said manner provided that said funds shall be expend in laws enacted by a two thirds vote, taken by yeas and nays, of each branch of the general court.”