MA H4070

Bill

Relative to campaign finance reform

Introduced
08/12/2021

In Committee
08/12/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to campaign finance reform. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts election laws to regulate campaign finance transactions. It defines key terms such as "merchant account" (an electronic payment processor for credit and debit card contributions) and "third-party payment processor" (an online service that receives contributions on behalf of a person or campaign before transferring them to the designated campaign account). The bill requires third-party payment processors to automatically transfer contributions to the person's campaign account and provide weekly information on the contributions received, in accordance with existing campaign finance reporting requirements.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Dan Hunt (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5307 (on 10/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4070

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4070
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4070.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3234	Relative to the Secretary of State and ethics reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4910	Similar To
H5307	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H621	Relative to special education funding reform	Accompanied a study order, see H5099	Similar To
H795	Relative to campaign finance reform	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S1069	Reforming the judicial system	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1578	To provide criminal justice reform protections to all prisoners in segregated confinement	Accompanied a study order, see S2969	Similar To
S1641	Relative to the diverse recruitment and reform of the Massachusetts State Police	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S295	Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S470	Relative to improving our campaign finance system	Accompanied a study order, see H5307	Similar To

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