HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2518        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2851

 

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 establishing a fair share transparency and accountability fund.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/18/2023

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/25/2023

Kelly W. Pease

4th Hampden

1/25/2023

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

1/26/2023

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

1/26/2023

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/26/2023

Lenny Mirra

2nd Essex

1/26/2023

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/27/2023

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/31/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/1/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2518        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2851

By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2851) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to establish a fund to be known as the fair share transparency and accountability fund to be used for education and transportation purposes.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act establishing a fair share transparency and accountability fund.

 

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. Chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after section 78 the following section:

Section 79. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Fair Share Transparency and Accountability Fund to be used solely for education and transportation purposes. There shall be credited to the fund all revenues collected pursuant to Article CXXI of the state constitution and any income derived from investment of amounts credited to the fund. No monies deposited into this fund that are unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the General Fund. No expenditure from said fund shall cause said fund to be in deficiency at the close of the fiscal year.