Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H845 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2266 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 845
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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 relative to the campaign finance reporting cycle.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/15/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/21/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025 1 of 3
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2266 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 845
18	18	By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 845) of
19	19	Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the campaign finance reporting cycle. Election Laws.
20	20	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
21	21	SEE HOUSE, NO. 698 OF 2023-2024.]
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
25	25	(2025-2026)
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27	27	An Act relative to the campaign finance reporting cycle.
28	28	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
29	29	of the same, as follows:
30	30	1 Chapter 55 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby
31	31	2amended by striking section 7A, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
32	32	3 Section 7A. (a)(1) An individual may make campaign contributions to candidates or
33	33	4candidates’ committees; provided, however, that the aggregate of all such contributions for the
34	34	5benefit of any one candidate and that candidate’s committee shall not exceed the sum of $1,000
35	35	6per election.
36	36	7 (2) An individual may in addition make campaign contributions for the benefit of elected
37	37	8political committees or non-elected political committees organized on behalf of a political party;
38	38	9provided, however, that the aggregate of such campaign contributions for the benefit of the
39	39	10political committees of any one political party shall not exceed the sum of $10,000 per election. 2 of 3
40	40	11 (3) An individual may in addition make campaign contributions to any political
41	41	12committee not specified in paragraph (1), (2) or (4); provided, however, that the aggregate of
42	42	13such campaign contributions to any one such political committee shall not exceed the sum of
43	43	14$1,000 per election.
44	44	15 (4) An individual may in addition make contributions without limitation to ballot
45	45	16question committees.
46	46	17 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the aggregate of all contributions
47	47	18by a legislative or executive agent for the benefit of any one candidate and such candidate’s
48	48	19committee shall not exceed the sum of $200 per election. Notwithstanding any other provision of
49	49	20this chapter, the aggregate of all contributions by a legislative or executive agent to any other
50	50	21political committee, other than a ballot question committee, shall not exceed the sum of $200 per
51	51	22election.
52	52	23 (c) The contribution and aggregate amount limits referred to in this section shall be
53	53	24indexed biennially for inflation by the director, who, not later than December thirty-first of each
54	54	25even numbered year beginning with 2026, shall calculate and publish such indexed amount,
55	55	26using the federal consumer price index for the Boston statistical area. Such limits, after being
56	56	27calculated as above, shall be rounded to the nearest $50; provided, that, if such resulting amount
57	57	28is less than $50, the director shall retain a record of the resulting amount, when added to the
58	58	29resulting amount calculated in each even numbered year since the last adjustment was made
59	59	30equals or exceeds $50. 3 of 3
60	60	31 (d) For purposes of the limitations on contributions, a contribution to a designated
61	61	32contribution committee which is forwarded to the designated recipient shall be treated in all
62	62	33respects as a direct contribution from the original contributor to the designated recipient.