S408, An Act Supporting Parents Running for Public Office — File 208037

1 of 3 SENATE DOCKET, NO. 304 FILED ON: 1/11/2019 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 408 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Patricia D. Jehlen _________________ 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 adoption of the accompanying bill: An Act supporting parents running for public office. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: Patricia D. Jehlen Second Middlesex Joan Meschino 3rd Plymouth Mike Connolly 26th Middlesex Jack Patrick Lewis 7th Middlesex 1/24/2019 Jason M. Lewis Fifth Middlesex 1/24/2019 Harriette L. Chandler First Worcester 1/29/2019 Thomas M. Stanley 9th Middlesex 1/29/2019 Jennifer E. Benson 37th Middlesex 1/29/2019 James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester 1/30/2019 Cindy F. Friedman Fourth Middlesex 1/30/2019 Mathew J. Muratore 1st Plymouth 1/31/2019 Denise Provost 27th Middlesex 1/31/2019 David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf 17th Worcester 1/31/2019 Joan B. Lovely Second Essex 2/1/2019 Sean Garballey 23rd Middlesex 2/1/2019 Julian Cyr Cape and Islands 2/1/2019 David T. Vieira 3rd Barnstable 2/1/2019 David M. Rogers 24th Middlesex 2/1/2019

2 of 3 Rebecca L. Rausch Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex 2/1/2019 Kay Khan 11th Middlesex 2/1/2019 Sal N. DiDomenico Middlesex and Suffolk 2/1/2019 James K. Hawkins 2nd Bristol 2/6/2019 Joanne M. Comerford Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester 2/11/2019 Barry R. Finegold Second Essex and Middlesex 4/8/2019

3 of 3 SENATE DOCKET, NO. 304 FILED ON: 1/11/2019 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 408 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 408) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Joan Meschino, Mike Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to support working parents who choose to run for public office. Election Laws. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE SENATE, NO. 386 OF 2017-2018.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court (2019-2020) _______________ An Act supporting parents running for public office. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 6 of Chapter 55 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 2 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “office”, in line 66 the 3 following:- 4 or expenses relating to the provision of child care services. 5 SECTION 2. The director of the office of campaign and political finance shall 6 promulgate rules and regulations to implement this act no later than December 31, 2020.