Amendment #9 to H3505

Legislative Member Organization Accounts

Mr. Galvin of Canton moves to amend the bill by striking out Section 3 and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sections:

“SECTION 3.  Chapter 3 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following new section:-

Section 32B. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund known as the Legislative Member Organization Trust Fund, in this section called the fund. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any legislative member organization duly registered with the house committee on rules may accept and solicit funds from public or private sources, including but not limited to, gifts, donations, grants or bequests or any federal funds for inclusion in the fund.

Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended only by the legislative member organization for which the amount was credited, for the public purpose of furthering its common legislative agenda. The fund shall be administered by the house of representatives. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and monies remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and may be expended in the next fiscal year. The fund shall not be subject to section 9C of chapter 29 or section 13A of said chapter 29.

SECTION 3A. Section 35AA of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “(c)” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- (b).”;

and by adding the following section:-

“SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a legislative member organization may continue its existing funds or accounts until such time as a dedicated account for the legislative member organization is established in the Legislative Member Organization Trust Fund; provided, that all funds and accounts currently maintained by a legislative member organization shall be transitioned or incorporated into the Legislative Member Organization Trust Fund no later than July 1, 2019.”