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H1078 • 2025

An Act to allow municipalities to deposit in credit unions

An Act to allow municipalities to deposit in credit unions

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Sponsor
Shirley B. Arriaga
Last action
2025-11-10
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H4712
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to allow municipalities to deposit in credit unions

An Act to allow municipalities to deposit in credit unions By Representative Arriaga of Chicopee, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to allow municipalities to deposit in credit unions By Representative Arriaga of Chicopee, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1078) of Shirley B.
  • Arriaga for legislation to authorize municipalities to invest in credit unions.
  • Financial Services.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-11-10 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H4712

  2. 2025-04-08 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Financial Services

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to allow municipalities to deposit in credit unions
By Representative Arriaga of Chicopee, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1078) of Shirley B. Arriaga for legislation to authorize municipalities to invest in credit unions. Financial Services.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1078

SECTION 1. Section 34 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “federal savings banks”, in line 4, the following words:- federal credit unions,

SECTION 2. Said section 34 of said chapter 29, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “and cooperative banks”, in line 6, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , cooperative banks and credit unions

SECTION 3. Section 54 of chapter 44 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “banks”, in line 15, the following words:- , or in paid up shares or deposits of credit unions, or in paid up shares or deposits of federal credit unions doing business in the commonwealth

SECTION 4. Section 55 of said chapter 44, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “banks,” , in line 27, the following words:- credit unions or federal credit unions,

SECTION 5. Section 55A of said chapter 44, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “savings bank,” in line 4 the following words:- credit unions or federal credit unions,

SECTION 6. Section 29 of chapter 171 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the fifth paragraph the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any credit union or federal credit union may accept public funds pursuant to section 34 of chapter 29 and sections 54, 55 and 55A of chapter 44 as provided for therein; provided, however, that the total of such public funds received shall not exceed, at any time, twenty-five percent of the assets of the credit union or federal credit union.

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