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H17

194th

An Act creating the Office of the Inspector General Recovery Fund

StatusActive Amendments0 SponsorOffice of the Inspector General CommitteeNot yet assigned

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So much of the recommendations of the Inspector General (House, No. 11) as relates to creating the Office of the Inspector General Recovery Fund (House, No. 17). State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

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Date	Branch	Action
3/9/2026	House	3/9/2026 HouseAccompanied a study order, see H5198 ↗
10/29/2025	Joint	10/29/2025 JointHearing rescheduled to 11/05/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual — Hearing location changed
10/27/2025	Joint	10/27/2025 JointHearing scheduled for 11/05/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
2/27/2025	Senate	2/27/2025 SenateSenate concurred
2/27/2025	House	2/27/2025 HouseReferred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Committee	Recommendation	Vote
J25	Accompanied	—

Bill	Title	Status
H11	Legislative recommendations of the Office of the Inspector General	Active

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▸SECTION 1

Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 2DDDDDD the following section:-

▸SECTION 2E

EEEEE. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth, a separate, non-budgeted special revenue fund known as the Office of the Inspector General Recovery Fund, which shall be administered by the office of the inspector general. The fund shall be credited with any monies payable to the inspector general from civil recoveries, settlement funds, or recoupment of administrative and investigatory costs and may earn and be credited interest.
	Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended, without further appropriation, for the office of the inspector general’s operational, administrative and investigatory purposes.  
	The unexpended balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. No expenditure made from the fund shall cause the fund to be in deficit at any point.

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	SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 2DDDDDD the following section:-  
	Section 2EEEEEE. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth, a separate, non-budgeted special revenue fund known as the Office of the Inspector General Recovery Fund, which shall be administered by the office of the inspector general. The fund shall be credited with any monies payable to the inspector general from civil recoveries, settlement funds, or recoupment of administrative and investigatory costs and may earn and be credited interest.  
	Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended, without further appropriation, for the office of the inspector general’s operational, administrative and investigatory purposes.  
	The unexpended balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. No expenditure made from the fund shall cause the fund to be in deficit at any point.