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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3900 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3579
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Daniel J. Hunt
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act empowering parental participation in elected office.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex1/20/2023Daniel J. Hunt13th Suffolk1/20/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk3/1/2023Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex3/1/2023Manny Cruz7th Essex3/1/2023Adrian C. Madaro1st Suffolk3/6/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3900 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3579
By Representatives Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose and Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 3579) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Daniel J. Hunt and others relative to child
care for candidates for public office. Election Laws.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act empowering parental participation in elected office.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 55 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2official edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following definition:-
3 “Child care,” care provided to a candidate’s child, including but not limited to,
4professional or casual baby-sitting services, non-profit or for profit organizations that provide
5such services, and any other costs directly related to such services that occur as a result of
6campaign activities. Expenses may not include payments to a relative of a child, unless the
7relative owns or operates a professional daycare or babysitting service and the cost of the service
8is no greater than the relative would otherwise charge.
9 SECTION 2. Section 6 of chapter 55 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
10official edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “to”, in line 64, the following:-
11the provision of child care services that would not otherwise exist but for the existence of the 2 of 2
12campaign and that are incurred within eighteen months prior to an election in which there is
13reasonable cause to believe that the candidate will appear on the ballot, to
14 SECTION 3. The director of the office of campaign and political finance shall
15promulgate additional rules and regulations to implement this Act no later than two months after
16the effective date of this Act.
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