SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1009        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1651

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Anne M. Gobi

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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:

 

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

 

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

 

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

 

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

 

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

 

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

 

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

 

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

9/2/2015


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1009        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1651

By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1651) of Anne M. Gobi, Bruce E. Tarr, Robert L. Hedlund, Carolyn C. Dykema and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to local impacts of enacted legislation.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

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. Nonwithstanding 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.