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MA H3142

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

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Introduced
03/29/2021
In Committee
01/24/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill amends the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws in Massachusetts. It clarifies that a bid must be "bona fide, fair and made without collusion or fraud with any person" and defines "fraud" as a statement, act, or omission related to a material fact that is knowingly false or misleading and intended to mislead, regardless of whether it is actually relied upon. The bill also updates the definition of "responsible" to certify that a bid contains no misrepresentations, omissions, or false statements. Additionally, it requires bidders on certain public construction projects to certify under penalty of perjury that their bid is "bona fide, fair, made without collusion with any other person and contains no intentional material misrepresentations, omissions or false statements."

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (61)

Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D)*,  John Barrett (D),  David Biele (D),  Tony Cabral (D),  Dan Cahill (D),  Pete Capano (D),  Gerry Cassidy (D),  Michelle Ciccolo (D),  Edward Coppinger (D),  Mike Day (D),  Diana Dizoglio (D),  Paul Donato (D),  Lori Ehrlich (D),  Kim Ferguson (R),  Brandy Fluker Oakley (D),  Bill Galvin (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Colleen Garry (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Jessica Giannino (D),  Susan Gifford (R),  Carlos González (D),  Tami Gouveia (D),  Rich Haggerty (D),  Jim Hawkins (D),  Chris Hendricks (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Brad Jones (R),  Hannah Kane (R),  Mike Kushmerek (D),  Kathy LaNatra (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  David Linsky (D),  Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D),  Marc Lombardo (R),  Paul Mark (D),  Christopher Markey (D),  Joe McGonagle (D),  Paul McMurtry (D),  Rady Mom (D),  Matt Muratore (R),  James Murphy (D),  Brian Murray (D),  Tram Nguyen (D),  Jim O'Day (D),  Norm Orrall (R),  Marc Pacheco (D),  Kelly Pease (R),  Smitty Pignatelli (D),  Angelo Puppolo (D),  Orlando Ramos (D),  Maria Robinson (D),  Danny Ryan (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Jon Santiago (D),  Adam Scanlon (D),  Mike Soter (R),  Paul Tucker (D),  Steve Ultrino (D),  Andy Vargas (D),  Tommy Vitolo (D), 

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)
(1 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3142
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3142.pdf
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