Bill Text: MA H922 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The deposit of public funds in a credit union or a federal credit union
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 12/10 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A1 [H922 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H922-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Denis E. Guyer
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to public funds.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Denis E. Guyer |
2nd Berkshire |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 967 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to public funds.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 34 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006
Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “federal savings banks”, in
line 3, the following words: -- federal credit unions,.
SECTION 2. Said section 34 of said chapter 29, as so appearing, is further hereby amended
by inserting after the words “and cooperative banks”, in line 5, the following words: --
, cooperative banks and credit unions.
SECTION 3. Section 54 of chapter 44 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “banks,”, in line 9, the following words:-- , or in paid up shares or deposits of credit unions, or in paid up shares or deposits of federal credit unions doing business in the commonwealth,.
SECTION 4. Section 55 of said chapter 44, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “banks,” , in line 26, the following words: -- credit unions or federal credit unions,.
SECTION 5. Section 55A of said chapter 44, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “banks” in line 5 and the following words: -- credit unions or federal credit unions,.
SECTION 6. Section 29 of chapter 171 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the fifth paragraph the following paragraph:--
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any credit union or federal credit union may accept public funds pursuant to section 34 of chapter 29 and sections 54, 55 and 55A of chapter 44 as provided for therein; provided, however, that the total of such public funds received shall not exceed, at any time, twenty-five percent of the assets of the credit union or federal credit union.
