MA H2989

Bill

MA H2989

To establish a commission to report on the moral budget

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 memorializing the Massachusetts congressional delegation and the President of the United States to support the moral budget, and for an investigation by a commission (including members of the General Court) on the impact of passage of the moral budget. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a commission to report on the impact of a "Moral Budget" proposal on Massachusetts. The Moral Budget is a plan developed by the Poor People's Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies that aims to increase funding for various sectors, including education, housing, healthcare, family services, veterans' services, transportation, voting rights, and climate protection. The commission would evaluate the potential impacts of the Moral Budget on the standard of living of Massachusetts residents and submit a report to the governor and legislative leaders within six months of the bill's enactment.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (10)

Jay Livingstone (D)*, Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), Carol Doherty (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kay Khan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Steve Owens (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5247 (on 09/26/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2989

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2989
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2989.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1	Making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2022 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements	No further action taken	Similar To
H1271	Relative to Health Policy Commission reviews of scope of practice proposals	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
H3123	Providing federal and state budget information to residents of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see H4718	Similar To
H3725	Authorizing alternates on the Tyngsborough conservation commission	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3973	Making appropriations for fiscal year 2021 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4002	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements	Item 5011-0100 passed over veto -see Roll Call #57 (Yeas 38 to Nays 2)	Similar To
H4313	Relative to the membership of the Historic District Commission of the town of Sudbury	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H5247	Revenue	No further action taken	Replaced by
H631	Relative to foundation budget review commission permanence	Accompanied a study order, see H5101	Similar To
S16	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission	Placed on file, in concurrence	Similar To
S1612	Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1736	Relative to surplus in retirement systems	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1866	To establish a commission to report on the Moral Budget	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S1908	Relative to reducing recidivism and employment discrimination against released prisoners	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2113	Establishing a commission on government accountability, economy, and efficiency	Accompanied a study order, see S2620	Similar To
S2497	To amend the town charter of the town of North Andover	New Draft substituted, see S2561	Similar To
S355	Increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S428	Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	Similar To
S812	To improve health care cost accountability	Accompanied a new draft, see H4248	Similar To
S82	Establishing a special commission to study women and homelessness	Recommitted to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently	Similar To
S994	Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles	Accompanied H1907	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

Making appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2022 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements

No further action taken

Similar To

H1271

Relative to Health Policy Commission reviews of scope of practice proposals

Accompanied a study order, see H5201

Similar To

H3123

Providing federal and state budget information to residents of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see H4718

Similar To

H3725

Authorizing alternates on the Tyngsborough conservation commission

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3973

Making appropriations for fiscal year 2021 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4002

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements

Item 5011-0100 passed over veto -see Roll Call #57 (Yeas 38 to Nays 2)

Similar To

H4313

Relative to the membership of the Historic District Commission of the town of Sudbury

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H5247

Revenue

No further action taken

Replaced by

H631

Relative to foundation budget review commission permanence

Accompanied a study order, see H5101

Similar To

S16

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission

Placed on file, in concurrence

Similar To

S1612

Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving

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

Similar To

S1736

Relative to surplus in retirement systems

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1866

To establish a commission to report on the Moral Budget

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S1908

Relative to reducing recidivism and employment discrimination against released prisoners

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2113

Establishing a commission on government accountability, economy, and efficiency

Accompanied a study order, see S2620

Similar To

S2497

To amend the town charter of the town of North Andover

New Draft substituted, see S2561

Similar To

S355

Increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S428

Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission

Accompanied a study order, see S2650

Similar To

S812

To improve health care cost accountability

Accompanied a new draft, see H4248

Similar To

S82

Establishing a special commission to study women and homelessness

Recommitted to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

Similar To

S994

Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles

Accompanied H1907

Similar To

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