MA S1747

Bill

Establishing the Commonwealth Municipal Dog Park Trust Fund

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 establish the Commonwealth Municipal Dog Park Trust Fund. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Commonwealth Municipal Dog Park Trust Fund to provide matching grants to municipalities for the construction and maintenance of fenced-in dog parks. The fund will be funded through voluntary tax return check-offs and other public and private sources. The bill also creates a Commonwealth Municipal Dog Park Program within the Department of Conservation and Recreation to manage the fund and oversee the grant process. The program will involve an application and selection process for municipalities, as well as partnerships with pet supply retailers to solicit donations for the fund. The bill requires annual reporting on the grants awarded, activities undertaken, and expenditures from the fund.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2549 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1747

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1747
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1747.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2069	To establish the Massachusetts prisoner bone marrow donation program	Accompanied a study order, see H5117	Similar To
H4193	Relative to the historic curatorship program in the town of Hamilton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 174 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H821	Relative to boater safety to be known as the David Hanson Act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4229	Similar To
S1	Message from His Excellency the Governor relative to the general concerns of the Commonwealth	Placed on file	Similar To
S1277	Relative to the prescription monitoring program	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S1310	Relative to smoking cessation agents	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1623	To ensure fairness through the economic development tax increment financing program	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1640	To support voluntary income tax assistance sites and expand access to the earned income tax credit	Accompanied H2434	Similar To
S2022	To establish a Massachusetts Public Arts Program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2241	Relative to the Commonwealth's fire departments	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2324	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2581	Similar To
S2341	To update the Massachusetts rideshare program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2426	Relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2549	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to revenue issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S377	Establishing a statewide adopt-a-senior program	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S760	Relative to early college high schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2737	Similar To
S85	Establishing the MassMade Program	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S95	To promote livable communities	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To
S997	Updating hunter harassment laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2069

To establish the Massachusetts prisoner bone marrow donation program

Accompanied a study order, see H5117

Similar To

H4193

Relative to the historic curatorship program in the town of Hamilton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 174 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H821

Relative to boater safety to be known as the David Hanson Act

Accompanied a new draft, see H4229

Similar To

Message from His Excellency the Governor relative to the general concerns of the Commonwealth

Placed on file

Similar To

S1277

Relative to the prescription monitoring program

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S1310

Relative to smoking cessation agents

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

Similar To

S1623

To ensure fairness through the economic development tax increment financing program

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

S1640

To support voluntary income tax assistance sites and expand access to the earned income tax credit

Accompanied H2434

Similar To

S2022

To establish a Massachusetts Public Arts Program

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

Similar To

S2241

Relative to the Commonwealth's fire departments

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2324

Establishing a hate crimes grant program

Accompanied a new draft, see S2581

Similar To

S2341

To update the Massachusetts rideshare program

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

Similar To

S2426

Relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program

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

Similar To

S2549

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to revenue issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S377

Establishing a statewide adopt-a-senior program

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

Similar To

S760

Relative to early college high schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2737

Similar To

S85

Establishing the MassMade Program

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

Similar To

S95

To promote livable communities

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

S997

Updating hunter harassment laws

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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