HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3319 FILED ON: 2/19/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4139
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Shawn Dooley
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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 electronic expense payments.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 2/19/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3319 FILED ON: 2/19/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4139
By Mr. Dooley of Norfolk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4139) of Shawn Dooley relative to election campaign electronic expense payments. Election Laws. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to electronic expense payments.
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 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Legislative agent” the following definition:-
“Mobile electronic payment service”, a mobile phone application used for electronic cash payments and receipts, including, but not limited to, Google Pay, Intuit, PayPal, Skrill, Square, Stripe or Venmo.
SECTION 2. Section 9 of said chapter 55, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “cardholder”, in line 14, the following words:- or an electronic record created through the use of mobile electronic payment services linked to the committee’s depository account; provided, that the receipts from contributions made through mobile electronic payment services, or any other such software or applications that serve as a conduit for transferring money, comply with the provisions of section 2.
SECTION 3. Said section 9 of said chapter 55, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “card”, in line 24, the following words:- or mobile electronic payment service account.
SECTION 4. Said section 9 of said chapter 55, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “cards”, in line 33, the following words:- and mobile electronic payment services.
SECTION 5. Said section 9 of said chapter 55, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “card”, in line 34, the following words:- and mobile electronic payment services.