MA H686

Bill

Relative to the disclosure of foreign monetary donations

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the disclosure of foreign monetary campaign donations. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill requires entities that have received monetary contributions from foreign sources within the past 2 years and fund electioneering communications (advertisements referring to a candidate or ballot question within 90 days of an election) to disclose those foreign contributions and include a disclaimer about foreign funding on the electioneering communications. The bill defines key terms like "electioneering communication" and "foreign source," and requires the Office of Campaign and Political Finance to maintain a public list of entities that have funded such communications and their foreign contribution disclosures.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (14)

Mike Connolly (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Mindy Domb (D), Paul Feeney (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Paul Mark (D), Sarah Peake (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Robertson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Tom Stanley (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4403 (on 02/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H686

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H686
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H686.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1081	Relative to real estate disclosure forms	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H2764	Relative to the sunshine policy disclosure	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H2893	Relative to municipal energy use disclosure and reporting	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H3410	Relative to the disclosure of visual images of a person without his or her consent	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H4087	Relative to campaign finance	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 123 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4403	Election Laws	Reported, in part, by H639	Replaced by
H564	Relative to the disclosure or use of certain student data and information	Accompanied a new draft, see H4642	Similar To
H666	To promote transparency in municipal ballot questions	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H696	Providing disclosure of political phone calls	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
S1284	To require the disclosure of lead in water pipes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S149	Relative to the disclosure of toxic chemicals in children’s products	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1849	Requiring public disclosure of certain gifts	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S2299	Relative to the disclosure of smoking within a multi-residence building by lessor	Accompanied a study order, see S2528	Similar To
S648	Relative to providing short term health care plans	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S755	To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions	Accompanied a study order, see S2541	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1081

Relative to real estate disclosure forms

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H2764

Relative to the sunshine policy disclosure

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

H2893

Relative to municipal energy use disclosure and reporting

Accompanied a study order, see H4405

Similar To

H3410

Relative to the disclosure of visual images of a person without his or her consent

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H4087

Relative to campaign finance

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 123 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4403

Election Laws

Reported, in part, by H639

Replaced by

H564

Relative to the disclosure or use of certain student data and information

Accompanied a new draft, see H4642

Similar To

H666

To promote transparency in municipal ballot questions

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H696

Providing disclosure of political phone calls

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

S1284

To require the disclosure of lead in water pipes

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S149

Relative to the disclosure of toxic chemicals in children’s products

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1849

Requiring public disclosure of certain gifts

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S2299

Relative to the disclosure of smoking within a multi-residence building by lessor

Accompanied a study order, see S2528

Similar To

S648

Relative to providing short term health care plans

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S755

To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions

Accompanied a study order, see S2541

Similar To

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