HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 154        FILED ON: 1/6/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1646

 

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

1/6/2017

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

2/3/2017

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/31/2017

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/2/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/31/2017

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/2/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

2/2/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 154        FILED ON: 1/6/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1646

By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1646) 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.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2705 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 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.