Bill would cut Massachusetts gasoline and diesel prices for 60 days

The bill would reduce the motor-fuel excise by 24 cents per gallon for 60 days. The reduction would apply to gasoline and diesel for use on Massachusetts public highways. The 60-day period would start 7 days after the act takes effect. Fuel sellers would have to lower their prices by the excise amount and could claim a credit for the savings passed on to customers. The 60-day period would start 7 days after the act takes effect.

Ticket businesses would face limits on speculative tickets, resale prices, service fees, and claims that they are affiliated with an event. These rules would cover businesses selling or reselling tickets, or running ticket marketplaces, for in-person entertainment events. They would not cover movie showings or events attended only remotely. A ticket is speculative if the business does not have it, or a contract to receive it, when it lists or sells the ticket. The resale price limit would not apply to sporting events or when a written agreement with the ticket issuer allows a higher price. The speculative-ticket ban would not bar tickets for future events that depend on a result, such as playoff games, or upgrade offers from venues or teams.

The bill would establish a Health Care Stabilization Fund to help address disruptions in the state’s health care system. The fund could support responses to disruptions in Massachusetts’s health care system. Money could be spent only after it is appropriated. The fund could support responses to disruptions, including those caused by federal policy changes. Money left at the end of a fiscal year would stay in the fund.

The bill would set rules for corporations to approve and validate past actions that may have lacked proper authorization. These procedures would apply to corporations organized under Massachusetts law and actions taken on their behalf. Some actions would need shareholder approval, and corporations would have to give notice to affected shareholders. A person challenging a ratified action generally would have to bring a claim within 120 days after validation takes effect.