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MA S506

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Julian Cyr

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Reports must include dates, amounts, purposes of expenditures, and full names and addresses of both spenders and contributors

  • Filing deadlines: monthly on the 5th for prior month activity, 5 days before town meeting (complete through 7 days prior), and final report 30 days after the meeting

  • Exempts government officers, employees, and agents acting in their official or private capacity regarding warrant articles

  • Violations punishable by up to 1 year imprisonment, fine up to $1,000, or both

Legislative Description

Relative to dark money in local government

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

11/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means11/24/2025
Election Laws2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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