{"AmendmentNumber":"136","ParentBillNumber":"H5562","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"SCO1","Name":"Steven Owens","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/SCO1","ResponseDate":"2026-07-06T12:25:08.99"},"Category":null,"Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"Cultural Facilities Fund Eligibility Expansion","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mr. Owens of Watertown moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:\r\n“SECTION XX. Subsection (b) of section 42 of chapter 23G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second and third sentences of the definition of “Cultural facility” and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The term cultural facility may include, but shall not be limited to, museums, historical sites, zoos, aquariums, nature or science centers, theaters, concert halls, exhibition spaces, classrooms and auditoriums suitable for presentation of performing or visual arts; provided that municipally or tribal government owned buildings, structures or sites must have at least 50 per cent of their usable floor area or outside space dedicated to such use to qualify.”.\r\n\r\n"}