SENATE DOCKET, NO. 701        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 599

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Robert L. Hedlund

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to illegal immigrants and publicly subsidized housing..

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Robert L. Hedlund

 

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

Bruce E. Tarr

 

Michael R. Knapik

 


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 701        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 599

By Mr. Hedlund, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 599) of Dwyer, DiNatale, Knapik and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to illegal immigrants and publicly subsidized housing [Joint Committee on Housing].

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 640 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to illegal immigrants and publicly subsidized housing..

 

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 32 of chapter 121B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-           

Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, an applicant for assisted housing under this chapter who is not eligible for federal assisted housing under 42 U.S.C. section 1436a, and who is not a person residing in the United States as defined in regulations of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, shall not displace or be given priority over any applicant who is so eligible.”