MA H2696

Bill

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

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 the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill amends the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws in Massachusetts. It adds language to the existing law to clarify that a "bona fide, fair" bid must not contain "intentional misrepresentations, omissions or false statements." The bill also defines "fraud" as a statement, act, or omission related to a material fact that is knowingly false or misleading and intended to mislead, regardless of whether it is relied upon. Additionally, the bill updates the definition of "responsible" bidder to specify that the bid must not contain misrepresentations, omissions, or false statements. These changes aim to better address fraudulent practices in the public construction bidding process.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (66)

Bruce Ayers (D), Ruth Balser (D), David Biele (D), Michael Brady (D), Tony Cabral (D), Dan Cahill (D), Pete Capano (D), Tackey Chan (D), Mike Connolly (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Josh Cutler (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), David DeCoste (R), Diana Dizoglio (D), Dan Donahue (D), William Driscoll (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Carole Fiola (D), Denise Garlick (D), Colleen Garry (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Pat Haddad (D), Rich Haggerty (D), Stephen Hay (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kate Hogan (D), Dan Hunt (D), Louis Kafka (D), Mary Keefe (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Paul Mark (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Rady Mom (D), Frank Moran (D), Matt Muratore (R), Brian Murray (D), Harold Naughton (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Marc Pacheco (D), Alice Peisch (D), Smitty Pignatelli (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Dave Rogers (D), Danny Ryan (D), Bruce Tarr (R), José Tosado (D), Paul Tucker (D), Steve Ultrino (D), John Velis (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Joseph Wagner (D), Tom Walsh (D), Timothy Whelan (R), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied S1885 (on 09/16/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2696

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2696
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2696.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1436	Criminalizing sexual assault by fraud of a medical professional	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H1678	Relative to making a technical correction to public construction threshold	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2665	Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2699	Relative to timely public payments for work not included in original construction contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3489	To reduce fraud in prescription drug abuse testing and help prevent substance abuse	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
S1017	Relative to social networking impersonation or harassment	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S115	Relative to identity fraud	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To
S1885	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1896	Relative to life cycle costs for public construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1902	Further defining fraud in public construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S79	Promoting sustainable development across the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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