HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2824 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2089
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 the administration of political action committees.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/20/2017 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 10/23/2017 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 10/23/2017 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 2/3/2017 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 10/23/2017 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 10/23/2017 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 10/23/2017 |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden | 10/23/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2824 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2089
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2089) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to certain contributions to political action committees. 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 the administration of political action committees.
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 1 of chapter 55 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended, in line 68, by inserting after the word "hospitality;", the following clause:- nor any costs to solicit, administer or maintain a political action committee organized by a not-for-profit corporation, trade union, trade association or chamber of commerce, provided that such costs shall not exceed thirty percent of the political action committee’s annual expenditures.
SECTION 2. Section 8 of said chapter 55, as so appearing, is hereby amended, in line 16, by inserting after the word "party", the following clause:- ; except for costs to solicit, administer or maintain a political action committee organized by a not-for-profit corporation, trade union, trade association or chamber of commerce, provided that such costs shall not exceed thirty percent of the political action committee’s annual expenditures.