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S2136 • 2025

An Act relative to convicted lobbyists and legislative agents

An Act relative to convicted lobbyists and legislative agents

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Sponsor
Ryan C. Fattman
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see S2943
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to convicted lobbyists and legislative agents

An Act relative to convicted lobbyists and legislative agents By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to convicted lobbyists and legislative agents By Mr.
  • Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2136) of Ryan C.
  • Fattman and Bruce E.

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. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Accompanied a new draft, see S2943

  2. 2025-12-24 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Saturday January 31, 2026

  3. 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

  4. 2025-10-27 Joint

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

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to convicted lobbyists and legislative agents
By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2136) of Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to convicted lobbyists and legislative agents. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2136

Section 39 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after line 148, the following:-

No legislative agent previously convicted of federal or state corruption charges shall be permitted to lobby elected officials of the general court or their staff.

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