HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 946 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2082
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael S. Day
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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 political contributions.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 1/18/2017 |
Jennifer E. Benson | 37th Middlesex | 1/25/2017 |
Daniel Cullinane | 12th Suffolk | 2/2/2017 |
William Driscoll | 7th Norfolk | 2/2/2017 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 1/25/2017 |
Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex | 2/2/2017 |
Kenneth I. Gordon | 21st Middlesex | 1/30/2017 |
Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol | 2/2/2017 |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/24/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 946 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2082
By Mr. Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2082) of Michael S. Day and others relative to political campaign contributions. Election Laws. |
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 political contributions.
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 7a of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 55 in hereby amended by striking out the language in subsection (3) and replacing it with the following;
(3) An individual may in addition make campaign contributions to any political committee not specified in paragraph (1), (2), (4) or (5); provided, however, that the aggregate of such campaign contributions to any one such political committee shall not exceed in any one calendar year the sum of five hundred dollars ($500).
SECTION 2: Section 7a of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 55 in hereby amended by adding the following subsection;
(5) An individual may in addition make campaign contributions to any independent expenditure PAC as defined in section 18A; provided, however, that the aggregate of campaign contributions to any one such independent expenditure PAC shall not exceed in any one calendar year the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000).