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MA S2943
Bill
Status
2/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
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AI Summary
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Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) must notify the Secretary of State when any person, organization, or entity is found to have committed unlawful discrimination under Chapter 151B
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Persons or entities found to have violated state anti-discrimination laws are automatically disqualified from acting as executive or legislative agents (lobbyists) for 4 years from the date of determination
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MCAD must establish an adjudicatory process to receive and review complaints of discrimination by lobbyists
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Expands existing lobbyist disqualification rules to include federal crimes: mail fraud (18 USC 1341), wire fraud (18 USC 1343), honest services fraud (18 USC 1346), and extortion/Hobbs Act violations (18 USC 1951)
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Consolidates four related Senate petitions (S.2103, S.2136, S.2209, S.2211) addressing lobbying law violations and loopholes
Legislative Description
Protecting against discrimination in lobbying
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2/9/2026