{"AmendmentNumber":"109","ParentBillNumber":"H5562","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"P_M1","Name":"Paul McMurtry","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/P_M1","ResponseDate":"2026-07-06T14:13:08.773"},"Category":null,"Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"Office of Massachusetts Main Streets","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mr. McMurtry of Dedham moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:\r\n\"SECTION XXXX. Chapter 23A of the 2020 Official Edition of the General Laws is hereby amended after section 13 by inserting the following new section:-\r\n\t131/2. Office of Massachusetts Main Streets\r\n\tWithin Office of Business Development, there shall be established an Office of Massachusetts Main Streets. The Office of Massachusetts Main Streets shall serve as the principal agency for promoting and protecting the downtown and commercial districts of the commonwealth’s cities and towns. The Office of Massachusetts Main Streets shall provide informational, marketing, and technical assistance to federal, state and local Main Street groups and coordinate federal, state and local Main Street efforts to further accomplish the goal of promoting and protecting downtown and commercial districts of the Commonwealth.\"\r\n"}