MA S2246

Bill

To rebuild the Commonwealth’s cultural future

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/03/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to rebuild the Commonwealth’s cultural future. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Massachusetts Cultural Economy COVID-19 Recovery Fund, to be administered by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, with the purpose of providing financial assistance in the form of grants to nonprofit and for-profit cultural organizations within the Commonwealth that have experienced significant economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund will be financed by a percentage of eligible federal COVID-19 recovery funds received by the Commonwealth, as well as any other monies credited or transferred to the fund. The Massachusetts Cultural Council is responsible for administering the grant program, with a focus on racial, geographic, and programmatic diversity, and prioritizing economic need and impact. The Council is required to submit an annual report detailing the expenditure of the funds and the unexpended balance of the fund.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry

Sponsors (61)

Ed Kennedy (D)*, Jim Arciero (D), Brian Ashe (D), Christine Barber (D), John Barrett (D), Mike Barrett (D), Tackey Chan (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Nick Collins (D), Jo Comerford (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Kip Diggs (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Pat Duffy (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Sean Garballey (D), Colleen Garry (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Jessica Giannino (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Rich Haggerty (D), Adam Hinds (D), Vanna Howard (D), Dan Hunt (D), Mary Keefe (D), John Keenan (D), Kay Khan (D), Mike Kushmerek (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jason Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D), Joan Lovely (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Mike Moore (D), Susan Moran (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jake Oliveira (D), Steve Owens (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Danny Ryan (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Dan Sena (D), Tom Stanley (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Walter Timilty (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D), John Velis (D), Dave Vieira (R), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 02/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2246

(34 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2246
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2246.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H4218	Order relative to special procedures for consideration of the House Bill relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs	Adopted	Similar To
H4289	So much of the message from His Excellency the Governor returning the engrossed Bill relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs (see House, No. 4269) as relates to Attachments A through C, for items returned with disapproval of wording under the provisions of Section 5 of Article LXIII and section returned with recommendation of amendment under the provisions of Article LVI of the Amendments to the Constitution (House, No. 4289). December 16, 2021	See H4269	Similar To
H5047	To extend live horse racing and simulcasting in the Commonwealth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 128 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H514	Relative to creating a public advancement fund	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H517	Relative to sports betting and public funding	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H538	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied H653	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
H95	Similar Bills	Text of an amendment, see H90	Similar To
S1105	Updating hunter harassment laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1302	Relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S1313	Establishing a pilot program to provide a support structure for parents during the COVID-19 global pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S1909	Relative to a social equity training and technical assistance fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	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
S2161	Creating a Department of Utilities Disaster Relief Fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S217	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2242	To recover hospitality, visitor and tourism jobs from Covid-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2908	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S252	Establishing the Commission of Inquiry on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ response to and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis	Accompanied a new draft, see H4670	Similar To
S2525	Concerning genocide education	New draft substituted, see S2557	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
S273	Relative to promoting local economic development	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S275	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2710	Similar To
S3152	Supporting parents running for public office	No further action taken	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
S744	Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers	Accompanied H1316	Similar To
S791	To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S805	Relative to hospital profit and fairness	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

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

H4218

Order relative to special procedures for consideration of the House Bill relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs

Adopted

Similar To

H4289

So much of the message from His Excellency the Governor returning the engrossed Bill relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs (see House, No. 4269) as relates to Attachments A through C, for items returned with disapproval of wording under the provisions of Section 5 of Article LXIII and section returned with recommendation of amendment under the provisions of Article LVI of the Amendments to the Constitution (House, No. 4289). December 16, 2021

See H4269

Similar To

H5047

To extend live horse racing and simulcasting in the Commonwealth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 128 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H514

Relative to creating a public advancement fund

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H517

Relative to sports betting and public funding

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H538

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

Accompanied H653

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

H95

Similar Bills

Text of an amendment, see H90

Similar To

S1105

Updating hunter harassment laws

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1302

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2919

Similar To

S1313

Establishing a pilot program to provide a support structure for parents during the COVID-19 global pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5225

Similar To

S1909

Relative to a social equity training and technical assistance fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

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

S2161

Creating a Department of Utilities Disaster Relief Fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S217

Establishing a student tuition recovery fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2242

To recover hospitality, visitor and tourism jobs from Covid-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2908

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S252

Establishing the Commission of Inquiry on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ response to and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis

Accompanied a new draft, see H4670

Similar To

S2525

Concerning genocide education

New draft substituted, see S2557

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

S273

Relative to promoting local economic development

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

Similar To

S275

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2710

Similar To

S3152

Supporting parents running for public office

No further action taken

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

S744

Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers

Accompanied H1316

Similar To

S791

To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S805

Relative to hospital profit and fairness

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

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