H3385 • 2025

An Act further defining fraud in public construction contracts

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Sponsor: Christopher M. Markey
Last action: 2025-12-11
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act further defining fraud in public construction contracts

An Act further defining fraud in public construction contracts By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act further defining fraud in public construction contracts By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3385) of Christopher M.
Markey relative to further defining fraud in public construction contracts.
State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

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Bill History

2025-12-11 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2025-10-08 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 10/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-01:55 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-09-25 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 10/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing location changed
2025-09-24 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 10/01/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act further defining fraud in public construction contracts
By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3385) of Christopher M. Markey relative to further defining fraud in public construction contracts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill H.3385

Subsection (a) of section 39M of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 21 to 23, the words “The undersigned certifies under penalties of perjury this bid is in all respects bona fide, fair and made without collusion or fraud with any other person” and inserting in place thereof the following words –

“The undersigned certifies under penalties of perjury that this bid is in all respects bona fide, fair and made without collusion with any other person or entity or fraud. As used in this paragraph the word “fraud” shall mean a statement, act or omission relating to a material fact of significant importance to the construction project at issue that (i) has been relied upon to detriment of an awarding authority or its representatives (ii) is knowingly false or misleading or is in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity and (iii) is intended to mislead and has been shown by clear and convincing evidence to have done so”

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