MA S1150

Bill

To disclose the close of business

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to disclose the close of business. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill amends Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 44, Section 56A to require cities within the Commonwealth to disclose the close of business for the previous fiscal year by July 30th. The key provisions include requiring cities to report their actual departmental expenses versus appropriations, amounts to be raised and actual expenses, state charges expenses versus appropriations, overlay for abatements and exemptions, state reimbursements, local estimated versus actual receipts, free cash appropriated, and available funds appropriated and expended. This information must be published in a local news media, providing transparency into the financial status of the municipal corporation and a preliminary tax rate.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2342 (on 03/15/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1150

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1150
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1150.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3448	Making appropriations for fiscal year 2017 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H3600	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 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	Published as amended, see H3601	Similar To
H3601	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 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	Reported, in part, by H3800	Similar To
H72	Making appropriations for fiscal year 2017 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	No further action taken	Similar To
S2076	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 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	See H3601	Similar To
S2177	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Reprinted as amended, see S2179	Similar To
S2179	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	No further action taken	Similar To
S2342	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to municipalities matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3448

Making appropriations for fiscal year 2017 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H3600

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 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

Published as amended, see H3601

Similar To

H3601

Reported, in part, by H3800

Similar To

H72

Making appropriations for fiscal year 2017 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

No further action taken

Similar To

S2076

See H3601

Similar To

S2177

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Reprinted as amended, see S2179

Similar To

S2179

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

No further action taken

Similar To

S2342

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to municipalities matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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