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H3294 • 2025

An Act relative to access to statements of financial interest

An Act relative to access to statements of financial interest

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Sponsor
Natalie M. Blais
Last action
2026-03-02
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5168
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to access to statements of financial interest

An Act relative to access to statements of financial interest By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to access to statements of financial interest By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3294) of Natalie M.
  • Blais relative to access to statements of financial interest.
  • State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-02 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5168

  2. 2025-09-25 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  3. 2025-06-18 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to access to statements of financial interest
By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3294) of Natalie M. Blais relative to access to statements of financial interest. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

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Bill H.3294

Section 3 of chapter 268B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (d) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(d) make statements and reports filed with the commission available for public inspection and copying during regular office hours at a charge not to exceed the actual administrative and material costs required in reproducing said statements and reports. The commission shall provide on a website read-only electronic copies of statements and reports filed with the commission; provided, that the commission shall redact all personal information exempt from disclosure pursuant to clause 26 of section 7 of chapter 4. The commission shall be authorized, in its discretion, to exempt from public disclosure those portions of a statement of financial interest filed pursuant to section 5, which contain the home address, personal email address and personal and home telephone number of the filer and the name and home address of a family member of the filer.

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