MA S1956

Bill

MA S1956

Establishing the Commonwealth Municipal Dog Park Trust Fund

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 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 supported by voluntary check-off donations on individual state income tax returns, as well as other public and private sources. A board of trustees will be appointed to manage the program and oversee the use of the fund, with the objectives of establishing an application and selection process for municipalities, awarding matching grants, and partnering with pet supply retailers to solicit donations. The board will be required to report annually 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 S2743 (on 03/10/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1956

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1956
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1956.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4111	Authorizing the city of Boston to establish an alternative superannuation retirement benefit program	Accompanied H19	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
S1	Governor Baker: 2021 State of the Commonwealth Address	Placed on file	Similar To
S1105	Updating hunter harassment laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1186	To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1490	Relative to smoking cessation agents	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S1573	Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1930	Supporting job growth in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2089	Relative to commonwealth building projects	Accompanied a study order, see S2620	Similar To
S2537	Relative to an insulin patient assistance program	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S2743	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
S35	Similar Bills	See H90	Similar To
S355	Increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S384	Creating a grant program on alternative assessment models	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S427	Establishing a statewide adopt-a-senior program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S98	Establishing a program to promote infant sleep safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H4111

Authorizing the city of Boston to establish an alternative superannuation retirement benefit program

Accompanied H19

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

Governor Baker: 2021 State of the Commonwealth Address

Placed on file

Similar To

S1105

Updating hunter harassment laws

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1186

To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1490

Relative to smoking cessation agents

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S1573

Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S1930

Supporting job growth in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2089

Relative to commonwealth building projects

Accompanied a study order, see S2620

Similar To

S2537

Relative to an insulin patient assistance program

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S2743

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

S35

Similar Bills

See H90

Similar To

S355

Increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S384

Creating a grant program on alternative assessment models

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S427

Establishing a statewide adopt-a-senior program

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

Similar To

S98

Establishing a program to promote infant sleep safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2624

Similar To

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