An Act requiring tax return disclosure to appear on a presidential primary ballot
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/24/2025 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 10/10/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in 222 |
| 2/27/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Election Laws |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J15 | Favorable | 1 entries |
of chapter 53 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph:- The state secretary shall not place on the presidential primary ballot the name of any candidate who has not, at least 60 days in advance of the presidential primary date, made public and readily available the candidate’s federal income tax returns, as defined in section 6103(b)(1) of the United States internal revenue code, for the immediately previous four years. The state secretary may promulgate regulations to implement this paragraph.
Section 28 of chapter 53 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph:- The state secretary shall not place on the presidential primary ballot the name of any candidate who has not, at least 60 days in advance of the presidential primary date, made public and readily available the candidate’s federal income tax returns, as defined in section 6103(b)(1) of the United States internal revenue code, for the immediately previous four years. The state secretary may promulgate regulations to implement this paragraph.