H2724 • 2025

An Act establishing a special commission to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit public events

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Sponsor: Tommy Vitolo
Last action: 2025-11-20
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Rules
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act establishing a special commission to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit public events

An Act establishing a special commission to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit public events By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act establishing a special commission to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit public events By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2724) of Tommy Vitolo relative to establishing a special commission (including members of the General Court) to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit public events.
Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Status: Referred to House Committee on Rules

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Bill History

2025-11-20 House
Discharged to the committee on House Rules
2025-10-30 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2025-07-23 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 07/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual
2025-07-14 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act establishing a special commission to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit public events
By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2724) of Tommy Vitolo relative to establishing a special commission (including members of the General Court) to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit public events. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Rules

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Bill H.2724

Chapter 23A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 13H a new section containing the following:

Section XXX: A special commission is hereby established for the purposes of making an investigation, study and evaluation relative to the costs and benefits attributable to creating a fund to support the needs of public safety and sustainability and waste mitigation for nonprofit events in the commonwealth. The special commission shall: review the costs for both security and sustainability for nonprofit events; recommend appropriate funding sources for developing a fund to offset the security and sustainability costs for Massachusetts nonprofits incurred during public events.

The commission shall consist of: the secretary of public safety or their designee; the director of the Massachusetts Office on Travel and Tourism or their designee; 1 member of the senate who shall be appointed by the Senate President; 1 member of the House of Representatives who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House; 2 members selected from a list of 3 people submitted by the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau (Meet Boston); and 2 members who shall be selected from a list of 3 names submitted by the Massachusetts Municipal Association.

The special commission shall make recommendations, including proposed amendments to section 12 of chapter 23A of the General Laws. The special commission shall file its recommendations, including any proposed legislation, with the clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives not later than 120 days after the passage of this legislation.

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