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H3389 • 2025

An Act to waive chargebacks on state grants, federal grant awards, federal subgrants and subsidies for the Regional Emergency Communication Center on Martha's Vineyard

An Act to waive chargebacks on state grants, federal grant awards, federal subgrants and subsidies for the Regional Emergency Communication Center on Martha's Vineyard

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Sponsor
Moakley, Thomas W.
Last action
2025-12-11
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to waive chargebacks on state grants, federal grant awards, federal subgrants and subsidies for the Regional Emergency Communication Center on Martha's Vineyard

An Act to waive chargebacks on state grants, federal grant awards, federal subgrants and subsidies for the Regional Emergency Communication Center on Martha's Vineyard By Representative Moakley of Falmouth and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to waive chargebacks on state grants, federal grant awards, federal subgrants and subsidies for the Regional Emergency Communication Center on Martha's Vineyard By Representative Moakley of Falmouth and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3389) of Thomas W.
  • Moakley and Julian Cyr for legislation to waive certain chargebacks for the Dukes County Sheriff’s Regional Emergency Communication Center.
  • State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2025-12-11 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-10-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/05/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  3. 2025-10-27 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/05/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  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 to waive chargebacks on state grants, federal grant awards, federal subgrants and subsidies
for the Regional Emergency Communication Center on Martha's Vineyard
By Representative Moakley of Falmouth and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3389) of Thomas W. Moakley and Julian Cyr for legislation to waive certain chargebacks for the Dukes County Sheriff’s Regional Emergency Communication Center. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3389

Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, all state grants, federal grant awards, federal subgrants and subsidies for the Dukes County Sheriff’s Regional Emergency Communication Center shall be exempt from chargebacks of fringe benefits, indirect costs and payroll taxes; imposed on salary costs moved back as reimbursement from the Dukes County Sheriff’s appropriation to the awarding agency’s appropriation under any Interdepartmental Service Agreement between the Dukes County Sheriff and another state agency.

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