HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1445        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2349

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Denise Provost

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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 pension divestment from companies selling weapons to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/16/2019

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

2/1/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/1/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/31/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/30/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/1/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/18/2019

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

1/25/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/1/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/31/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1445        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2349

By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2349) of Denise Provost and others relative to pension divestment from companies selling weapons to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to pension divestment from companies selling weapons to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to require forthwith divestment by the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board from companies selling weapons to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, within 60 days of the effective date of this act, the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board established in section 23 of chapter 32 of the General Laws shall divest from the Pension Reserves Investment Trust Fund all stocks, securities and other obligations of any company selling weapons to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, unless the company announces, within 30 days of the effective date of this act that it will not renew or enter into contracts for weapon sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.