HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1527        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2705

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James M. Cantwell

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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 local impacts of enacted legislation.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

1/15/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

11/26/2019

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

11/26/2019

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

11/26/2019

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

11/26/2019

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

11/26/2019

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

1/29/2015

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/29/2015

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/30/2015

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/30/2015

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/2/2015

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/1/2015

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/4/2015

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

2/3/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1527        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2705

By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2705) of James M. Cantwell and others for legislation to require that certain legislation enacted by the General Court and approved by the Governor contain fiscal notes or local mandate statements.  Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to local impacts of enacted legislation.

 

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. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after Section 27C the following section:-

Section 27D. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary:

(a) Any law enacted by the governor shall, at the time such law is enacted, be accompanied by a fiscal note. The fiscal note shall contain an estimate of the fiscal impact of the law on the revenues and expenditures of local governments:

(i) during the year in which the law becomes effective and the next 4 years after that year; and

(ii) if the full fiscal impact of a bill is not expected to occur during those years, during each year until and the first year during which that impact is expected to occur.

(b) If a law imposes a mandate on a local government unit, the fiscal note for the law shall contain:

(i) a statement that clearly identifies the imposition of the mandate; and

(ii) an estimate of the fiscal impact of the mandate.

(c) If a law imposes a mandate on a local government unit and requires a mandated appropriation, the fiscal note for the law shall contain:

(i) a statement that clearly identifies the imposition of the mandated appropriation; and

(ii) an estimate of the fiscal impact of the mandated appropriation.

(d) A fiscal note shall identify the sources of the information that was used in preparing the estimates of fiscal impact.