MA H381

Bill

Providing disclosure of political phone calls

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to providing disclosure of political phone calls. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide disclosure requirements for political phone calls, particularly those involving "push-polling". Push-polling is defined as making calls to voters on behalf of or in support/opposition of a candidate, asking questions that convey information about the candidate's character, status, or political stance, and conducting such calls in a manner likely to be construed as a survey, with a large volume of short calls. The bill requires any entity engaging in push-polling to inform the recipient that the call is a paid political advertisement, identify the organization making and paying for the call, provide a valid contact number for the organization, and identify the candidate(s) the call is supporting or opposing. Violations of these disclosure requirements would be punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

James Cantwell (D), James Murphy (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4252 (on 02/28/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H381

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H381
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H381.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1698	Relative to the sunshine policy disclosure	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H1709	An act relative to the disclosure of participation in the slave trade in the Commonwealth	No further action taken	Similar To
H2086	To promote transparency in municipal ballot questions	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H2879	Relative to the disclosure or use of certain student data and information	Accompanied a study order, see H4716	Similar To
H3369	Protecting information relating to the religious affiliation of an individual	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4252	Election Laws	No further action taken	Replaced by
S107	Relative to disclosure of radio frequency notifications	Accompanied a new draft, see S2431	Similar To
S1721	Requiring the disclosure of public funding	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2224	To require the disclosure of lead in water pipes	No further action taken	Similar To
S694	To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions	Accompanied a study order, see S2487	Similar To
S735	Relative to full disclosure of fees	Accompanied a study order, see S2405	Similar To

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