Bill Text: MA S1738 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Clarify he charitable purposes of certain organizations
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1738 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1738-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. McGee
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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 to clarify the charitable purposes of certain organizations.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Thomas M. McGee |
Third Essex and Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00942 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to clarify the charitable purposes of certain organizations.
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. The first paragraph of section 85K of chapter 231 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence: It shall not constitute a defense to any cause of action based on tort brought against a corporation, trustees of a trust, or members of an association that said corporation, trust or association is or at the time the cause of action arose was a charity; provided, that if (a) the tort was committed in the course of any activity carried on to accomplish directly the charitable purposes of such corporation, trust or association, and such corporation, trust or association derives more than fifty percent of its income from charitable gifts or donations or (b) such charitable corporation, trust or association has been established primarily for religious purposes, then liability in any such cause of action shall not exceed the sum of twenty thousand dollars, exclusive of interest and costs.
