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MA S525

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mark Montigny

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Prohibits "foreign-influenced corporations" from making independent expenditures, electioneering communications, contributions to independent expenditure PACs or ballot question committees, or spending on ballot measures

  • Defines a corporation as "foreign-influenced" if: a single foreign owner holds 1% or more ownership, multiple foreign owners hold 5% or more in aggregate, or a foreign owner participates in the corporation's U.S. political decision-making

  • Requires corporations making covered political expenditures to file a CEO-signed certification under penalty of perjury within 7 business days affirming they are not foreign-influenced

  • Mandates political advertisements include the disclaimer "Some of the funds used to pay for this message may have been provided by foreign-influenced corporations" unless top contributors certify their funds are not from foreign-influenced sources

  • Amends Chapter 55 of Massachusetts General Laws (campaign finance) by adding definitions for "foreign-influenced corporation," "foreign investor," and "foreign owner"

Legislative Description

To limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations

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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