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MA H806
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Simon Cataldo
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AI Summary
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Requires any person, corporation, or organization spending $1,000 or more to influence town meeting warrant articles to file disclosure reports with the town clerk
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Reports must include the date, purpose, and amount of each expenditure, plus the full name and address of both the spender and recipient
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Contributors funding such expenditures must also be disclosed, including the date, amount, and full name/address of each donor
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Filing deadlines include monthly reports by the 5th of each month, a pre-meeting report 5 days before town meeting, and a final report 30 days after the meeting
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Violations are punishable by up to one year imprisonment, a fine up to $1,000, or both
Legislative Description
Relative to dark money in local government
Last Action
Read second and ordered to a third reading
12/18/2025