MA H644

Bill

Relative to campaign finance

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to exempt certain candidates from signing certain campaign finance affidavits. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to exempt certain candidates from signing campaign finance affidavits. Specifically, candidates who have no political committee organized on their behalf and have not received any campaign contributions, incurred any liabilities, nor expended money on their behalf during any reporting period would not be required to sign an affidavit stating that they have not received a campaign contribution, incurred any liabilities, nor made any expenditure on their own behalf.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

David DeCoste (R), Jim Hawkins (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H644

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H644
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H644.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4088	Amendment Order for H4087, “An Act relative to campaign finance	Adopted, see H4087	Similar To
H4403	Election Laws	Reported, in part, by H639	Replaced by
H664	Relative to campaign finance reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H673	Relative to state employee municipal campaign finance laws	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H676	Relative to the campaign finance reporting cycle	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
S1383	Relative to requirements for public safety departments	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2391	Similar Bills	See H4087	Similar To
S2400	Similar Bills	Amendment #1 (Lawn) adopted	Similar To
S398	Relative to candidate reporting requirements	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To
S399	Enhancing disclosure of campaign finance activity by expanding the depository reporting system to include legislative candidates	Accompanied a new draft, see H4072	Similar To
S416	Relative to election ballots	Reported (in part) by S2632	Similar To

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