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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 multi-state compacts.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/6/2020

Norman J. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/12/2020

Alyson M. Sullivan

7th Plymouth

2/12/2020

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/12/2020

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

2/12/2020

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/13/2020

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/13/2020

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

2/13/2020

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

2/13/2020

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/13/2020

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

2/13/2020

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/13/2020

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

2/14/2020

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/18/2020

James M. Kelcourse

1st Essex

2/18/2020

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

2/18/2020

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

2/18/2020

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

2/18/2020

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/18/2020

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

2/19/2020

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/19/2020

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/19/2020

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

2/20/2020


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By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to approval of compacts entered into by the Commonwealth with one or more states.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

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 multi-state compacts.

 

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. Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, any compact entered into by the commonwealth with one or more states, on or after July 1, 2019, must be presented to the General Court by the governor. The governor may prepare a summary of a proposed compact to the General Court, together with a message in explanation thereof.

SECTION 2. (a)  Such governor’s message shall be referred to an appropriate committee, to be determined by the Clerks of the Senate and the House of Representatives, with the approval of the President and Speaker, which committee shall not later than 20 days after the date of the Governor's message hold a public hearing thereon and shall not later than 10 days after such hearing report that it approves or disapproves such proposed compact and the governor may take any action deemed necessary with respect to such proposed compact upon expiration of the 90 calendar days next following its presentation by the governor to the general court, unless disapproved by a majority vote of the members of either of the two branches of the General Court present and voting. If disapproved by such majority vote, the governor shall not enter into such proposed compact.

(b) After its presentation by the governor to the general court, no such proposed compact shall be subject to amendment by the general court before expiration of such 90 days.

(c) Such plan may provide for its taking effect on any date after expiration of such 90 days.