HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 590        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 669

 

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

1/13/2023

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

1/13/2023

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/13/2023

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/15/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/20/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/20/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

1/21/2023

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

1/25/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/27/2023

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

1/30/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/30/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/30/2023

Jennifer Balinsky Armini

8th Essex

1/31/2023

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

2/8/2023

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

2nd Berkshire

2/14/2023

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

2/14/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

2/16/2023

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/16/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/19/2023

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

2/22/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

2/25/2023

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/27/2023

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

2/28/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

3/20/2023

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

3/21/2023

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

3/24/2023

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

3/28/2023

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

3/29/2023

Dawne Shand

1st Essex

3/30/2023

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

4/12/2023

Simon Cataldo

14th Middlesex

5/21/2023

Margaret R. Scarsdale

1st Middlesex

4/27/2023

Kristin E. Kassner

2nd Essex

4/27/2023

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

6/5/2023

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

9/19/2023

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

9/29/2023

Steven Owens

29th Middlesex

10/13/2023

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

1/24/2024

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/24/2024

Adrianne Pusateri Ramos

14th Essex

2/8/2024


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 590        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 669

By Representatives Connolly of Cambridge and Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 669) 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. 769 OF 2021-2022.]

 

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 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 so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Candidate’s committee” the following definition:-

“Child-care services,” care services provided to a candidate’s child, including, but not limited to, baby-sitting services by an individual, 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; provided, however, that expenses related to child-care services shall not include payments to a family member, as defined in section 1 of chapter 50, of a child, unless the family member owns, operates or is employed by a professional daycare or babysitting service, and the cost of the service is not greater than the family member would otherwise charge.

SECTION 2. Section 6 of said chapter 55, as so appearing, 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 campaign and political finance shall promulgate regulations pursuant to section 6 of chapter 55 of the General Laws not later than December 31, 2023.