HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1880 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1949
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Hannah Kane and James Arciero
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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 protecting municipalities from unfunded mandates.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 1/19/2017 |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 1/19/2017 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 1/20/2017 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 2/2/2017 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 2/3/2017 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 1/26/2017 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/30/2017 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/31/2017 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
Mathew Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/23/2017 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 2/3/2017 |
Keiko M. Orrall | 12th Bristol | 2/3/2017 |
John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk | 1/30/2017 |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/21/2017 |
Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. | 5th Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 1/29/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1880 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1949
By Representatives Kane of Shrewsbury and Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1949) of Hannah Kane, James Arciero and others for legislation to require that fiscal notes be attached to legislation providing unfunded mandates on municipal governments. Ways and Means. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3177 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 protecting municipalities from unfunded mandates.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 3 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 38B the following section:-
Section 38B½.(a) For the purposes of this section, an unfunded mandate to a city or town is one that imposes a cost on municipal governments as a result of legislation being considered by the General Court, including, but not limited to the cost for the requisite staff necessary to administer or implement the legislation.
(b) Joint committees of the general court and the committees on ways and means of either branch thereof when referred bills that contain an unfunded mandate to municipalities shall, prior to a favorable report of such bill include a fiscal note or study which clearly explains any cost described in subsection (a).
(c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in the event that there is a cost to any city or town regarding such legislation, the general court shall refrain from enacting the legislation until such time as an appropriation satisfying said cost is provided by the general court.