Bill > S2400

This bill makes several key changes to campaign finance reporting requirements in Massachusetts: 1. It defines "county office" and "state office" for the purposes of campaign finance laws. 2. It revises the reporting requirements for candidates and political committees, including establishing new deadlines and reporting periods. This includes requiring more frequent reporting for ballot question committees. 3. It allows the Director of Campaign and Political Finance to petition the courts to dissolve political committees that fail to file required reports for two consecutive years. 4. It establishes a special legislative commission to examine the feasibility of allowing candidates to use campaign funds for family care and child care expenses. 5. It directs the Office of Campaign and Political Finance to promulgate regulations on the use of websites and social media for campaign purposes, as well as regulations for the filing of reports by candidates newly subject to the depository system requirements. Overall, the bill aims to increase transparency and oversight of campaign finance activities in Massachusetts elections at the state, county, and municipal levels.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2400