HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1024        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1123

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

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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 to allow municipalities to invest in credit unions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

1/18/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

 

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

 

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

 

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

 

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/2/2017

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

 

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

 

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

 

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

 

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

 

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Worcester and Middlesex

 

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

 

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

 

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1024        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1123

By Mr. Zlotnik of Gardner, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1123) of Jonathan D. Zlotnik and others for legislation to authorize municipalities to invest in credit unions.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4148 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to allow municipalities to invest in credit unions.

 

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 34 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “federal savings banks”, in line 4, the following words:- federal credit unions,

SECTION 2. Said section 34 of said chapter 29, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “and cooperative banks”, in line 6, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , cooperative banks and credit unions

SECTION 3. Section 54 of chapter 44 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “banks”, in line 15, the following words:- , or in paid up shares or deposits of credit unions, or in paid up shares or deposits of federal credit unions doing business in the commonwealth 

SECTION 4. Section 55 of said chapter 44, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “banks,” , in line 27, the following words:- credit unions or federal credit unions,

SECTION 5. Section 55A of said chapter 44, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “savings bank,” in line 4 the following words:- credit unions or federal credit unions,

SECTION 6. Section 29 of chapter 171 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the fifth paragraph the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any credit union or federal credit union may accept public funds pursuant to section 34 of chapter 29 and sections 54, 55 and 55A of chapter 44 as provided for therein; provided, however, that the total of such public funds received shall not exceed, at any time, twenty-five percent of the assets of the credit union or federal credit union.