{"id":4759,"date":"2023-07-11T18:38:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T22:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/?p=4759"},"modified":"2023-09-17T13:51:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T17:51:52","slug":"chapter-28-an-act-to-improve-the-laws-relating-to-campaign-finance-ethics-and-lobbying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/2023\/07\/11\/chapter-28-an-act-to-improve-the-laws-relating-to-campaign-finance-ethics-and-lobbying\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 28, An Act to Improve the Laws Relating to Campaign Finance Ethics and Lobbying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/Memo-6.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">An Act to Improve the Laws Relating Campaign Finance Ethics and Lobbying Memorandum<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. \u00a0Procedural History and Bill Versions<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/Bill.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/Bill-History-3.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill History<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Committee Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/House-Journal-2.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">House Journal<\/a><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/Senate-Docs.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/Senate-Journal-2.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Senate Journal<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.lib.state.ma.us\/bitstream\/handle\/2452\/127672\/ocn806091064-benefit_review.pdf?sequence=1&amp;isAllowed=y\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/Ethics-Conference-Committee-Report.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Ethics Conference Committee Report<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/Articles.jpg\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Providers&#8217; Council for caring communities testimony<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. Executive Action Documents<a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/07\/Official-Website-of-the-Governor-of-Massachusetts-Press-Release.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mass.gov Office of the Governor: Governor Patrick Signs Sweeping Ethics, Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. Press Reports (links only) \u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Boston Globe: <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.lexis.com\/api\/permalink\/7c3b475d-7d97-4fae-bc57-f72812352411\/?context=1530671\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Leaders approve ethics legislation<\/a> By: Matt Wiser &#8211; June 25, 2009<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">JD Supra: <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.lexis.com\/api\/permalink\/f045c37a-6014-40d7-a563-8498717d8131\/?context=1530671\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Public Finance and Litigation Alert: Massachusetts Ethics, Lobbying and Campaign Reform\u2013How Will it Affect You?<\/a> By: Mintz Levin &#8211; July 2, 2009<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS PRESS FOR SENATE VERSION OF ETHICS BILL &#8211; (6-4-09)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/2009779\" style=\"color: #000000;\">HOUSE SESSION &#8211; THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/2009780\" style=\"color: #000000;\">SENATE SESSION &#8211; THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wicked Local: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wickedlocal.com\/story\/the-winchester-star\/2009\/03\/31\/rep-lewis-advocates-for-ethics\/38452382007\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Rep Lewis advocates for Ethics and Lobbying Reform Bill<\/a> By: Staff reports &#8211; Tuesday Mar. 31, 2009<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Act to Improve the Laws Relating Campaign Finance Ethics and Lobbying Memorandum 1. \u00a0Procedural History and Bill Versions Bill Bill History 2. Committee Documents House Journal Senate Journal 3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents Ethics Conference Committee Report Providers&#8217; Council for caring communities testimony 4. Executive Action Documents Mass.gov Office of the Governor: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22595,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22595"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4759"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5300,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4759\/revisions\/5300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}