An Act providing for statement of financial interests flexibility
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/15/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 4/9/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Service |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J23 | Favorable | 1 entries |
Paragraph (a) of section 20C of chapter 32 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 7, after the fourth “retirement board” the following: “,provided, however, that no retirement board member shall be required to file a statement of financial interests for the year in which he or she ceased to be a retirement board member if he or she served for less than thirty days in such year.”
Section 20C of chapter 32 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended in line 78 by inserting after the words “section 16.”, the following: “A board member may petition the commission for a waiver of their removal from the board and their exclusion from future board service due to extenuating circumstances, provided that the member files their statement of financial interest by a date set by the commission.”
SECTION 1. Paragraph (a) of section 20C of chapter 32 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 7, after the fourth “retirement board” the following: “,provided, however, that no retirement board member shall be required to file a statement of financial interests for the year in which he or she ceased to be a retirement board member if he or she served for less than thirty days in such year.” SECTION 2. Section 20C of chapter 32 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended in line 78 by inserting after the words “section 16.”, the following: “A board member may petition the commission for a waiver of their removal from the board and their exclusion from future board service due to extenuating circumstances, provided that the member files their statement of financial interest by a date set by the commission.”