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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 777 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 186 |
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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 | | John C. Velis |
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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 establishing the MassMade Program. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :John C. VelisHampden and Hampshire 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 777 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 186 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Velis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 186) of John C. Velis for legislation |
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| 19 | 19 | | to establish the MassMade Program. Community Development and Small Businesses. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 139 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act establishing the MassMade Program. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 23A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2section 10A the following section:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Section 10A ½. (a) The Massachusetts office of business development shall establish a |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4MassMade Program which shall identify, connect and support businesses that produce consumer |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5goods in the commonwealth, identify obstacles to conducting business in the commonwealth, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6and act as a resource for consumers seeking consumer goods made in the commonwealth. The |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7Massachusetts office of business development may consult with and seek input from interested |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8stakeholders and shall work with entities including MassMade businesses, regional economic |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9development organizations, small business associations, chambers of commerce, the supplier |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10diversity office, the Massachusetts marketing partnership and the office of consumer affairs and 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11business regulations in order to collect and provide business and product information related to |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12MassMade businesses. All MassMade Program information shall be readily accessible and free |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13to the public. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14 (b) For purposes of this section, the term “MassMade business” shall mean any entity that |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15(1) produces a consumer good including, but not limited to, food and beverage products in the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16commonwealth; (2) is headquartered in the commonwealth or has a principal place of business in |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17the commonwealth; (3) possesses a certificate of good standing from the department of revenue; |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18and (4) seeks to join the MassMade Program. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19 (c) The Massachusetts office of business development may expend such funds as may be |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20appropriate for the MassMade Program and as may be appropriated therefor. The Massachusetts |
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| 50 | 50 | | 21office of business development may accept federal funds or private gifts and grants to assist in |
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| 51 | 51 | | 22carrying out this section. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 23 (d) The Massachusetts office of business development shall promulgate regulations |
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| 53 | 53 | | 24necessary for the administration of this section. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 25 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the |
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| 55 | 55 | | 26Massachusetts office of business development shall conduct a feasibility study on developing |
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| 56 | 56 | | 27and maintaining an internet-based system to facilitate the exchange of information for the |
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| 57 | 57 | | 28MassMade Program that shall include, but shall not be limited to, procurement requests by and |
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| 58 | 58 | | 29from entities involving products made in the commonwealth. |
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