MA H673

Bill

Relative to state employee municipal campaign finance laws

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 further regulate campaign contributions to political committees and candidates for legislative and state-wide elections. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 13 of Chapter 55 of the General Laws to further regulate campaign contributions to political committees and candidates for legislative and statewide elections. Specifically, it adds the phrase "for legislative and statewide elections" after the words "any political purpose whatsoever" in the existing law, which provides additional context and restrictions on the use of state employee contributions for political campaigns.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (12)

Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Bradford Hill (R), Steven Howitt (R), Randy Hunt (R), Brad Jones (R), Dave Muradian (R), Matt Muratore (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Todd Smola (R), Mike Soter (R), Alyson Sullivan (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H673

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H673
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H673.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2445	Increasing citizen participation in elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2764	Relative to the sunshine policy disclosure	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H3856	Granting the City of Somerville the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for City of Somerville residents aged 16 and 17 years old	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H3859	Authorizing the City of Boston to offer early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H3860	Relative to election procedures in the City of Boston	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H3936	Validating a certain election in the town of Boylston	Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4034	Relative to recall elections in the town of Charlton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4161	Relative to youth voter engagement	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H4403	Election Laws	Reported, in part, by H639	Replaced by
H653	Making voting obligatory and increasing turnout in elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
S1488	Relative to ordinary disability retirements	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1489	Further regulating group insurance benefits for state employees and retired state employees	Accompanied H2312	Similar To
S1500	Relative to fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2275	Providing for recall elections in the town of Westport	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 86 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2291	Granting noncitizen permanent residents in the town of Warwick the right to vote in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To
S2336	Relative to state employment postings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2440	Relative to local housing authority board member elections	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S406	Promoting access to democracy in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2544	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2445

Increasing citizen participation in elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2764

Relative to the sunshine policy disclosure

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

H3856

Granting the City of Somerville the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for City of Somerville residents aged 16 and 17 years old

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H3859

Authorizing the City of Boston to offer early voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H3860

Relative to election procedures in the City of Boston

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H3936

Validating a certain election in the town of Boylston

Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H4034

Relative to recall elections in the town of Charlton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4161

Relative to youth voter engagement

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

Similar To

H4403

Election Laws

Reported, in part, by H639

Replaced by

H653

Making voting obligatory and increasing turnout in elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

S1488

Relative to ordinary disability retirements

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1489

Further regulating group insurance benefits for state employees and retired state employees

Accompanied H2312

Similar To

S1500

Relative to fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2275

Providing for recall elections in the town of Westport

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 86 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2291

Granting noncitizen permanent residents in the town of Warwick the right to vote in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

S2336

Relative to state employment postings

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

Similar To

S2440

Relative to local housing authority board member elections

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S406

Promoting access to democracy in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2544

Similar To

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