MA S1778

Bill

Creating accountability for legislative reports

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 create accountability for legislative reports. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill aims to create accountability for legislative reports in Massachusetts. It amends existing law to require the Office of Commonwealth Performance, Accountability, and Transparency to track all reports required by law to be performed by state agencies, make all legislative directives available online, and collaborate with other state entities to carry out these purposes. Additionally, the bill requires all state commissions, departments, and agencies to file their required reports electronically with the Office, which will then monitor the progress of these reports and make them publicly available on its website. The bill also mandates that hard copies of reports be provided upon request.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (3)

Ryan Fattman (R), Richard Ross (R), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4481 (on 05/10/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1778

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1778
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1778.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1033	To prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability	Accompanied a new draft, see S2327	Similar To
H2065	To ensure charter school transparency and public accountability	Accompanied a study order, see H4716	Similar To
H331	Relative to greater transparency and accountability for out of district placement costs	Accompanied a new draft, see H4390	Similar To
H4481	State Administration and Regulatory Oversight	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H609	To improve health care cost accountability	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
S1457	Relative to pension fund performance and accountability	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1767	Relative to the accountability of the governor’s council	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S2254	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to state tourism accountability	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S70	To ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance	Accompanied a study order, see S2345	Similar To
S870	Establishing a commission to study judicial accountability in the commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

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