The Massachusetts Legislature today voted to pass the FY2013 budget conference report which includes sections that will alter key provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 111N, the state’s so-called Gift Ban Law. After weeks of deliberations, the six-member legislative conference committee filed the compromise budget last night. The final product addresses differences between the initial House and Senate budget proposals in which the House attempted to repeal entire sections of the Gift Ban Law and the Senate opted not to address the issue.

The compromise language amends Section 2 of the Gift Ban Law in several ways, including...