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.