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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2823 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 825 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Brandy Fluker-Reid |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act supporting caregivers running for public office. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Brandy Fluker-Reid12th Suffolk1/16/2025Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/6/2025Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/10/2025Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire2/10/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2823 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 825 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Fluker-Reid of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 825) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Brandy Fluker-Reid and others relative to adult-care service expenses of dependent adults for |
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| 20 | 20 | | candidates while performing work or attending certain campaign events. Election Laws. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act supporting caregivers running for public office. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 55 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2amended by inserting after the definition of “Candidate’s committee” the following definition: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 “Adult-care services,” care services provided to a candidate’s parent or other adult |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4dependent, including, but not limited to, caregiving services by an individual, non-profit or for- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5profit organization that provides such services, and any other costs directly related to such |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6services that occur as a result of campaign activities; provided, however, that expenses related to |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7adult-care services shall not include payments to a family member, as defined in section 1 of |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8chapter 50, of the individual receiving care, unless the family member owns, operates, or is |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9employed by a professional caregiving service, and the cost of the service is not greater than the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10family member would otherwise charge. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 SECTION 2. Section 6 of said chapter 55, as so appearing, is hereby amended by |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12inserting, after the word “office,” in line 66, the following: 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13 or expenses relating to the provision of adult-care services that would not otherwise exist |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14but for the existence of the campaign. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15 SECTION 3. The director of campaign and political finance shall promulgate regulations |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16for the implementation of this section within 90 days of enactment. |
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