MA H666

Bill

To promote transparency in municipal ballot questions

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to campaign disclosure filings of municipal ballot questions. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to promote transparency in municipal ballot questions by amending Section 18 of Chapter 55 of the General Laws to allow city or town clerks, in addition to the director, to receive campaign disclosure filings related to municipal ballot questions. This change aims to enhance the reporting and disclosure requirements for campaign finance information associated with local ballot initiatives.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (9)

Michelle DuBois (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carlos González (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Denise Provost (D), Maria Robinson (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4403 (on 02/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H666

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H666
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H666.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1062	Relative to transparent health care data	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1152	To create a special commission to improve transparency and affordability at the Group Insurance Commission	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H253	Establishing fuel price transparency	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2627	Relative to film tax credit transparency	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H265	Requiring transparency in telephone solicitations	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2768	Providing for sustainability and transparency standards by Massachusetts business entities	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H2827	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2847	To ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H4210	Relative to children’s health and wellness	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 124 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4403	Election Laws	Reported, in part, by H639	Replaced by
H668	Improving fiscal transparency	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
S1677	To increase transparency of taxpayers rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S1989	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Accompanied H2827	Similar To
S2212	Authorizing a ballot question in the town of Rockport relative to the granting of 2 licenses for alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 12 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2289	Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2295	To increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Accompanied H913	Similar To
S544	Relative to transparency of dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S656	Relative to transparency for mental health parity	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S960	To increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses	Accompanied H1413	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1062

Relative to transparent health care data

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1152

To create a special commission to improve transparency and affordability at the Group Insurance Commission

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H253

Establishing fuel price transparency

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2627

Relative to film tax credit transparency

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H265

Requiring transparency in telephone solicitations

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2768

Providing for sustainability and transparency standards by Massachusetts business entities

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

H2827

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2847

To ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair

Accompanied a study order, see H4405

Similar To

H4210

Relative to children’s health and wellness

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 124 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4403

Election Laws

Reported, in part, by H639

Replaced by

H668

Improving fiscal transparency

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

S1677

To increase transparency of taxpayers rights

Accompanied a study order, see S2549

Similar To

S1989

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Accompanied H2827

Similar To

S2212

Authorizing a ballot question in the town of Rockport relative to the granting of 2 licenses for alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 12 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2289

Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2295

To increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks

Accompanied H913

Similar To

S544

Relative to transparency of dental benefits corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S656

Relative to transparency for mental health parity

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S960

To increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses

Accompanied H1413

Similar To

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