HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 404        FILED ON: 1/12/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1950

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jay R. Kaufman

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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 requiring appropriation bills to include estimated amounts for the following fiscal year.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

1/12/2017

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/19/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 404        FILED ON: 1/12/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1950

By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1950) of Jay R. Kaufman and James R. Miceli for legislation to require estimated amounts of appropriations for a subsequent fiscal year on appropriation bills.  Ways and Means.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3217 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act requiring appropriation bills to include estimated amounts for the following fiscal year.

 

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.  The first paragraph of section 6D of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:- In addition, each such appropriation proposed by the governor or enacted by the general court shall include in numeric figures the estimated amount of that appropriation for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which it is made, but that estimated amount is only for planning purposes and does not constitute an authorization to expend.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019.