HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2146 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 672
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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 | 1/17/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/17/2019 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/17/2019 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/30/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2146 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 672
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 672) 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 Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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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 2016 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 not exceed 30 percent of the political action committee’s annual expenditures.
SECTION 2. Section 8 of 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 30 percent of the political action committee’s annual expenditures.