S 8 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

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

This bill (SD 1991) is a proposal to amend the state constitution to address campaign finance reform. It does not specify concrete changes like contribution limits or disclosure rules, only stating the intent to reform campaign finance through a constitutional amendment. The proposal would directly affect candidates, political committees, and voters by potentially altering how election funding operates under constitutional authority. As a constitutional amendment proposal, it requires voter approval rather than becoming law through the usual legislative process. The official abstract provides no details on specific mechanisms or provisions.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Last action May 1, 2025
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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
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Proposal for Constitutional Amendment ought not to pass (under Joint Rule 23) and placed on file
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Election Laws
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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