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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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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 to promote public payroll transparency.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 53        FILED ON: 1/7/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2427 OF 2023-2024.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act to promote public payroll transparency.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 16CC the following section:-

Section 16DD. (a) For purposes of this section, the term 'quasi-government agency' shall mean a corporation that: (i) is supported by the government to provide services to citizens, including, but not limited to, operating public buses and rail systems, developing drinking water and managing public pension information; and (ii) has certain budgetary, governing and policy-making independence from the executive and legislative branches.

(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a quasi-government agency shall submit compensation information to the comptroller and the comptroller shall post such information on the commonwealth’s open checkbook website.

(c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state auditor shall publicly post audits conducted of a quasi-government agency on its website.