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S193 • 2025

An Act modernizing charitable organization fundraising opportunities

An Act modernizing charitable organization fundraising opportunities

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Sponsor
Nick Collins
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see S2997
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act modernizing charitable organization fundraising opportunities

An Act modernizing charitable organization fundraising opportunities By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act modernizing charitable organization fundraising opportunities By Mr.
  • Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 193) of Nick Collins for legislation to modernize charitable organization fundraising opportunities.
  • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

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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. 2026-03-26 Senate

    Accompanied a new draft, see S2997

  2. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Thursday March 5, 2026

  3. 2025-06-16 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act modernizing charitable organization fundraising opportunities
By Mr. Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 193) of Nick Collins for legislation to modernize charitable organization fundraising opportunities. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

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Bill S.193

Section 37 of chapter 10 of the general laws as so appearing in the 2022 official edition is amended as follows:- in the first sentence of the first paragraph after the word “shares,” by adding:- “, or digital pull tab tickets”;

and again in the second sentence of the first paragraph after the words “reselling such tickets” by adding:- “or digital pull tab tickets”

and again after the words “said lottery tickets” by adding:- “or digital pull tab tickets”;

and further, in the first sentence of the second paragraph after the words “lottery tickets” by adding:- “or authorize the sale of or digital pull tab tickets”;

and further, in the first sentence of the third paragraph after the words “resale value;” by adding:- “provided further, 10 per cent of the resale value of digital pull tab tickets shall revert to the commission”;

and again in the second sentence after the words “sales of lottery tickets” by adding:- “or digital pull tab tickets”

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