MA S2430

Bill

MA S2430

Modernizing municipal finance and government

Introduced
07/13/2016

In Committee

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Modernizing municipal finance and government

AI Summary

This bill modernizes municipal finance and government by updating various laws related to procurement, taxation, and financial management. Key provisions include adjusting thresholds for municipal contracts, allowing for more flexible use of municipal funds for facility upkeep, establishing new procedures for local government impact reviews of state actions, and creating mechanisms for regional transportation initiatives. It also revises rules for property tax assessments, including exemptions and abatements, updates regulations for motor vehicle and vessel excises, and introduces new provisions for electronic poll books and municipal agricultural commissions. Additionally, the bill addresses the management of Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) liability trust funds, modifies debt limits and procedures for municipal borrowing, and streamlines various administrative and financial processes for cities and towns.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

See H4419 (on 07/13/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2430

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2430	07/16/2016
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2430.pdf	07/16/2016

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2016	House Rules governing the 2015-2016 legislative sessions	Order adopted, see H56	Similar To
H3333	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2015	Similar To
H3593	Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court to the House ofRepresentatives [on certain questions ofLaw pertaining to the origin of a "moneyBill" in relation to the generalAppropriation bill for fiscal year 2016]	Placed on file	Similar To
H4419	Modernizing municipal finance and government	Reported by H4565	Replaced by
H4727	A communication from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (under the provisions of sections 1B, 1J and 1K of Chapter 69 of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 603 CMR 2.00, regulations on accountability and assistance for school districts and schools	Senate concurred	Similar To
H54	Annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2014 compared with such index for the year 2013	Accompanied a study order, see H4367	Similar To
S28	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Text of S21, printed as amended	Similar To
S50	Providing for an employee retirement incentive program	Passed to be engrossed	Similar To
S8	Text of the Senate Rules as adopted by the Senate as the permanent rules of the Senate for 2015-2016.		Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2016

House Rules governing the 2015-2016 legislative sessions

Order adopted, see H56

Similar To

H3333

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2015

Similar To

H3593

Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court to the House ofRepresentatives [on certain questions ofLaw pertaining to the origin of a "moneyBill" in relation to the generalAppropriation bill for fiscal year 2016]

Placed on file

Similar To

H4419

Modernizing municipal finance and government

Reported by H4565

Replaced by

H4727

A communication from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (under the provisions of sections 1B, 1J and 1K of Chapter 69 of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 603 CMR 2.00, regulations on accountability and assistance for school districts and schools

Senate concurred

Similar To

H54

Annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2014 compared with such index for the year 2013

Accompanied a study order, see H4367

Similar To

S28

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Text of S21, printed as amended

Similar To

S50

Providing for an employee retirement incentive program

Passed to be engrossed

Similar To

Text of the Senate Rules as adopted by the Senate as the permanent rules of the Senate for 2015-2016.

Similar To

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