MA S492

Bill

MA S492

To fairly fund early voting

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to fairly fund early voting. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill aims to fairly fund early voting in Massachusetts. It would require the Commonwealth to fully reimburse cities and towns for the costs of mandated early voting procedures and operations. The state treasurer would make these reimbursement payments annually, and cities and towns could establish an Early Voting Reimbursement Fund to deposit the reimbursements, which could carry forward for one fiscal year. The bill also amends the existing law to include the means to seek, process, and approve these reimbursements.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Tarr (R)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5026 (on 09/12/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S492

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S492
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S492.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3983	Authorizing the city of Cambridge to offer early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H4020	Creating a cell tower receipts fund for the town of North Reading	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4059	Establishing a housing trust fund in the town of Chatham	No further action taken	Similar To
H5026	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H538	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied H653	Similar To
H55	Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and relief to employers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see H89	Similar To
H90	Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth	For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702	Similar To
S1302	Relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S1582	To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2140	To equitably support enhanced 911 service	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S217	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2524	Providing for a gender-neutral charter in the City of Somerville	New draft (Jehlen) substituted, see S3129	Similar To
S2529	Authorizing the expenditure of $500,000 from town of Brookline Marijuana Mitigation Stabilization Fund for purpose of advancing racial equity in the town of Brookline	No further action taken	Similar To
S2535	To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting	Accompanied a new draft, see S3094	Similar To
S3088	Relative to sustainability and resiliency in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S332	Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S35	Similar Bills	See H90	Similar To
S464	Relative to fair elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S505	Relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S532	Relative to the Douglas State Forest Maintenance Trust Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S791	To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S962	Improving the accuracy of eyewitness identification procedures	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3983

Authorizing the city of Cambridge to offer early voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H4020

Creating a cell tower receipts fund for the town of North Reading

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4059

Establishing a housing trust fund in the town of Chatham

No further action taken

Similar To

H5026

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H538

Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies

Accompanied H653

Similar To

H55

Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and relief to employers in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see H89

Similar To

H90

Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth

For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702

Similar To

S1302

Relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2919

Similar To

S1582

To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles

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

Similar To

S2140

To equitably support enhanced 911 service

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

Similar To

S217

Establishing a student tuition recovery fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2524

Providing for a gender-neutral charter in the City of Somerville

New draft (Jehlen) substituted, see S3129

Similar To

S2529

Authorizing the expenditure of $500,000 from town of Brookline Marijuana Mitigation Stabilization Fund for purpose of advancing racial equity in the town of Brookline

No further action taken

Similar To

S2535

To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting

Accompanied a new draft, see S3094

Similar To

S3088

Relative to sustainability and resiliency in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S332

Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools

Accompanied H653

Similar To

S35

Similar Bills

See H90

Similar To

S464

Relative to fair elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S505

Relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas

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

Similar To

S532

Relative to the Douglas State Forest Maintenance Trust Fund

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

Similar To

S791

To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S962

Improving the accuracy of eyewitness identification procedures

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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