MA H4139

Bill

MA H4139

Relative to electronic expense payments

Introduced
09/30/2021

In Committee
09/30/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to election campaign electronic expense payments. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts election laws to allow for the use of "mobile electronic payment services" (such as Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, etc.) for making and receiving campaign contributions. The key provisions of the bill are: 1) it adds a definition of "mobile electronic payment service" to the law, 2) it allows campaign committees to accept contributions through these services as long as they comply with existing campaign finance regulations, and 3) it requires that records of contributions made through mobile payment services be maintained in the same way as records of contributions made by credit card.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Shawn Dooley (R)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5026 (on 09/12/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4139

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4139
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4139.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1112	Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1340	Relative to intercollegiate compensation and rights	Accompanied a new draft, see H4696	Similar To
H1402	Relative to manufactured housing communities	Accompanied S904	Similar To
H1649	Relative to certain habitual offenders	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1735	Relative to indigent defense counsel	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2466	Relative to electronic defensive devices	Accompanied a study order, see H5190	Similar To
H3142	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	No further action taken	Similar To
H3457	Relative to electric bicycles	Accompanied a new draft, see H4676	Similar To
H5026	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H759	Relative to absentee ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S455	Relative to political contributions	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S882	Relative to affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

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