HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3900        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Daniel J. Hunt

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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 empowering parental participation in elected office.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

32nd Middlesex

1/20/2023

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

1/20/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

3/1/2023

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

3/1/2023

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

3/1/2023

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

3/6/2023

Simon Cataldo

14th Middlesex

4/25/2023

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

6/27/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3900        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3579

By Representatives Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose and Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3579) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Daniel J. Hunt and others relative to child care for candidates for public office.  Election Laws.

 

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 empowering parental participation in elected 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 2020 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following definition:-

“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 2020 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “to”, in line 64, the following:- the provision of child care services that would not otherwise exist but for the existence of the campaign and that are incurred within eighteen months prior to an election in which there is reasonable cause to believe that the candidate will appear on the ballot, to

SECTION 3. The director of the office of campaign and political finance shall promulgate additional rules and regulations to implement this Act no later than two months after the effective date of this Act.