Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2724 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1816 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2724
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Tommy Vitolo
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act establishing a special commission to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit
13	13	public events.
14	14	_______________
15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tommy Vitolo15th Norfolk1/15/2025 1 of 2
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1816 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2724
19	19	By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2724) of
20	20	Tommy Vitolo relative to establishing a special commission (including members of the General
21	21	Court) to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit public events. Public Safety and
22	22	Homeland Security.
23	23	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
24	24	SEE HOUSE, NO. 2415 OF 2023-2024.]
25	25	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
26	26	_______________
27	27	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
28	28	(2025-2026)
29	29	_______________
30	30	An Act establishing a special commission to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit
31	31	public events.
32	32	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
33	33	of the same, as follows:
34	34	1 Chapter 23A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby
35	35	2amended by inserting after Section 13H a new section containing the following:
36	36	3 Section XXX: A special commission is hereby established for the purposes of making an
37	37	4investigation, study and evaluation relative to the costs and benefits attributable to creating a
38	38	5fund to support the needs of public safety and sustainability and waste mitigation for nonprofit
39	39	6events in the commonwealth. The special commission shall: review the costs for both security
40	40	7and sustainability for nonprofit events; recommend appropriate funding sources for developing a
41	41	8fund to offset the security and sustainability costs for Massachusetts nonprofits incurred during
42	42	9public events. 2 of 2
43	43	10 The commission shall consist of: the secretary of public safety or their designee; the
44	44	11director of the Massachusetts Office on Travel and Tourism or their designee; 1 member of the
45	45	12senate who shall be appointed by the Senate President; 1 member of the House of
46	46	13Representatives who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House; 2 members selected from a
47	47	14list of 3 people submitted by the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau (Meet Boston);
48	48	15and 2 members who shall be selected from a list of 3 names submitted by the Massachusetts
49	49	16Municipal Association.
50	50	17 The special commission shall make recommendations, including proposed amendments
51	51	18to section 12 of chapter 23A of the General Laws. The special commission shall file its
52	52	19recommendations, including any proposed legislation, with the clerks of the Senate and House of
53	53	20Representatives not later than 120 days after the passage of this legislation.