HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1418        FILED ON: 2/5/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 769

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mike Connolly and Joan Meschino

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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 supporting parents running for public office.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/1/2021

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

2/26/2021

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/5/2021

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

2/5/2021

Steven C. Owens

29th Middlesex

2/8/2021

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/9/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/9/2021

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

2/10/2021

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

2/19/2021

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/22/2021

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

2/24/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/24/2021

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/24/2021

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/25/2021

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

2/26/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/8/2021

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

3/3/2021

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

3/3/2021

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

3/3/2021

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

3/5/2021

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

3/8/2021

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

3/8/2021

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

3/9/2021

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

3/10/2021

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

3/11/2021

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

3/15/2021

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

3/16/2021

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

3/18/2021

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

3/18/2021

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

3/18/2021

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

3/18/2021

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

3/19/2021

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

3/19/2021

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

3/19/2021

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

3/19/2021

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

3/22/2021

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

3/30/2021

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

32nd Middlesex

3/31/2021

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

4/9/2021

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

5/5/2021

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

5/10/2021

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

5/10/2021

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

5/10/2021

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

5/26/2021

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

9/14/2021

Meghan Kilcoyne

12th Worcester

9/27/2021

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/31/2022

Jamie Zahlaway Belsito

4th Essex

1/18/2022


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1418        FILED ON: 2/5/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 769

By Representatives Connolly of Cambridge and Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 769) of Mike Connolly, Joan Meschino and others relative to child care expenses for candidates while performing work or attending certain campaign events.  Election Laws.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 639 OF 2019-2020.]

 

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 supporting parents running for public office.

 

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 by inserting

“Child care,” care provided to a candidate’s child, including but not limited to, professional or casual baby-sitting services, non-profit or for profit organizations that provide such services, and any other costs directly related to such services that occur as a result of campaign activities. Expenses may not include payments to a relative of a child, unless the relative owns or operates a professional daycare or babysitting service and the cost of the service is no greater than the relative would otherwise charge.

SECTION 2. Section 6 of Chapter 55 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016

Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “office”, in line 66 the

following: -

or expenses relating to the provision of child care services that would not otherwise exist but for the existence of the campaign.

SECTION 3. The director of the office of campaign and political finance shall

promulgate rules and regulations to implement this act no later than July 1, 2021.