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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1976 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 413
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 establishing a commission to study the financial relationship between Massachusetts
entities and companies owned by the Chinese government.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023Peter J. Durant6th Worcester1/26/2023Lenny Mirra2nd Essex1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/27/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester2/1/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1976 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 413
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 413) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to establishing a commission (including members of the
General Court) to study the financial relationship between Massachusetts entities and companies
owned by the Chinese government. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
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 establishing a commission to study the financial relationship between Massachusetts
entities and companies owned by the Chinese government.
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. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall be defined as
2such:
3 “Massachusetts entity”, any corporation, business, limited liability company, association,
4partnership, venture, state agency, K-12 school, institute of higher learning, or other organization
5operating within the commonwealth.
6 “Chinese state-owned company”, Any corporation, business, association, partnership,
7venture, limited liability company, or other entity or business association owned fully or in part
8by, or affiliated with, the government of China.
9 Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, there shall be established a
10special commission to study the financial relationship between Massachusetts entities and 2 of 2
11Chinese state-owned companies. The commission shall identify Massachusetts-based assets held
12by Chinese state-owned companies, ascertain the extent to which business operations conducted
13by Chinese state-owned companies affect local industries, and assess the corresponding dangers
14posed to the commonwealth’s economic wellbeing and sovereignty.
15 The commission shall include the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on
16economic development and emerging technologies, who shall serve as co-chairs; the house and
17senate chairs of the joint committee on export development; the speaker of the house of
18representatives or a designee; the president of the senate or a designee; the minority leader of the
19house of representatives or a designee; the minority leader of the senate or a designee; the chair
20of the House Asian Caucus or a designee; the secretary of the commonwealth or a designee; the
21secretary of housing and economic development or a designee; the secretary of labor and
22workforce development or a designee; the treasurer of the commonwealth or a designee; the state
23auditor or a designee; the president of the University of Massachusetts system or a designee; and
241 member appointed by each of the following organizations: Massachusetts Association of
25Realtors; Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council; Greater Boston Chamber of
26Commerce; Massachusetts Bankers Association; and the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council.
27 The commission shall file a report with its findings and recommendations to the clerks of
28the house and senate no later than December 31, 2025.
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