Bill Text: MA S1414 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Clarify the ethics laws of the Commonwealth
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - House concurred [S1414 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1414-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James B. Eldridge
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to Clarify the Ethics Laws of the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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James B. Eldridge |
Middlesex and Worcester |
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William F. Galvin |
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The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to Clarify the Ethics Laws of the Commonwealth.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3: Section 42, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by repealing lines 11 – 14, which contain the following paragraph:
“Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any salesperson engaging in legitimate state business on behalf of a company from receiving compensation or a commission as part of a bona fide contractual arrangement with that company.”
