HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2479 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 594
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 relative to the administration of political action committees.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/17/2013 |
George N. Peterson, Jr. | 9th Worcester | 1/29/2013 |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | 1/30/2013 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/18/2013 |
Viriato Manuel deMacedo | 1st Plymouth | 1/25/2013 |
Donald Humason |
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Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester |
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Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex |
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Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden |
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Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester |
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Matthew A. Beaton | 11th Worcester |
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Daniel B. Winslow | 9th Norfolk |
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Ryan C. Fattman | 18th Worcester |
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2479 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 594
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 594) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the administration of political action committees. Election Laws. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act relative to the administration of political action committees.
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. Section 1 of chapter 55 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended, in line 63, by inserting after the word "hospitality;", the following clause:-
nor any costs to solicit, administer or maintain a political action committee organized by a not-for-profit corporation, trade union, trade association or chamber of commerce, provided that such costs shall not exceed thirty percent of the political action committee’s annual expenditures;
SECTION 2. Section 8 of said chapter 55, as so appearing, is hereby amended, in line 15, by inserting after the word "party", the following clause:-
; except for costs to solicit, administer or maintain a political action committee organized by a not-for-profit corporation, trade union, trade association or chamber of commerce, provided that such costs shall not exceed thirty percent of the political action committee’s annual expenditures.