S 9 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to campaign finance reform

This bill seeks to amend the Massachusetts Constitution to clarify that corporations are not people and do not possess the same rights as human citizens. It would grant the state legislature broad authority to regulate corporate business activities and impose reasonable limits on political money to ensure equal access for all voters. Additionally, the proposal mandates public disclosure of all campaign contributions and expenditures to inform the public before elections. The amendment explicitly states that these changes do not infringe upon the freedom of the press.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2023 Last action Apr 27, 2023
Floor votes

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This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced
Proposal for Constitutional Amendment ought not to pass (under Joint Rule 23) and placed on file
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Election Laws
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors