SENATE DOCKET, NO. 348        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 422

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia D. Jehlen

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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:

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

 

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

 

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/23/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

1/23/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/2/2023

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2023

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/7/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/8/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/10/2023

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

2/14/2023

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/15/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/17/2023

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester and Hampshire

2/21/2023

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/27/2023

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

2/28/2023

Adam Gomez

Hampden

3/3/2023

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

3/6/2023

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

3/24/2023

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

4/12/2023

Jacob R. Oliveira

Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester

5/17/2023

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

9/22/2023

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

10/12/2023

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

1/24/2024

Pavel Payano

First Essex

2/1/2024


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 348        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 422

By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 422) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Joan Meschino, Mike Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to support working parents who choose to run for public office.  Election Laws.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 475 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.