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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 369 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3300
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Antonio F. D. Cabral
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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 relative to bidding for public construction contracts.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol1/8/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth3/3/2025Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex3/3/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex3/3/2025Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk3/3/2025Christopher J. Worrell5th Suffolk3/5/2025Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire3/6/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 369 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3300
By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3300) of
Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to bidding for public construction contracts. State
Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to bidding for public construction contracts.
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. Subsection 2 of section 44D of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as
2appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the fifth sentence, in
3lines 66-67, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:
4 An application for a certificate of eligibility and update statements shall be public record
5as defined in section 7 of chapter 4 except that financial information contained in the application
6shall not be a public record.
7 SECTION 2. Subsection 12 of said section 44D, of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is
8hereby amended by striking out the fifth sentence, in lines 279-281, inclusive, and inserting in
9place thereof the following sentence:
10 Applications for a certificate of eligibility and update statements shall be public record as
11defined in section 7 of chapter 4 except that financial information contained in the application
12shall not be a public record.