HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3867 FILED ON: 1/16/2009 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 577
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ PRESENTED BY: John P. Fresolo _______________ To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill: An Act to provide to certain employees of the commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process. _______________ PETITION OF:
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts _______________ In the Year Two Thousand and Nine _______________
An Act to provide to certain employees of the commonwealth the
right to participate collectively in the political process. Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Section 13 of chapter 55 of the general laws is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first sentence of the first paragraph the following: “…nor shall it prohibit the solicitation of contributions by such employee from fellow employees for a political committee organized by the exclusive representative of such employee under chapter 150E of the general laws where the purpose of such committee is the improvement of terms and conditions of employment of such employees.” |