HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3736        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 674

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael S. Day

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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:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

1/20/2023

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

7/10/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3736        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 674

By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 674) of Michael S. Day relative to political campaign contributions.  Election Laws.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 772 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 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).