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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Erika Uyterhoeven

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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 political contributions.

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PETITION OF:

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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 political contributions.

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 7a of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 55 in hereby amended by striking out the language in subsection (3) and replacing it with the following;

(3) An individual may in addition make campaign contributions to any political committee not specified in paragraph (1), (2), (4) or (5); provided, however, that the aggregate of such campaign contributions to any one such political committee shall not exceed in any one calendar year the sum of five hundred dollars ($500).

SECTION 2: Section 7a of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 55 in hereby amended by adding the following subsection;

(5) An individual may in addition make campaign contributions to any independent expenditure PAC as defined in section 18A; provided, however, that the aggregate of campaign contributions to any one such independent expenditure PAC shall not exceed in any one calendar year the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000).