HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 26        FILED ON: 1/2/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 26

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS

125 SUMMER STREET, 8TH FLOOR BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02114 · , MA

The Honorable Steven James

Clerk of the House of Representatives

State House, Room 145

Boston, Massachusetts 02133

January 2, 2013

Dear Mr. James:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 33 of Chapter 30 of the General Laws, I hereby submit the attached legislative recommendations from the COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS for consideration during the 2013-2014 legislative sessions:

The attachments to this letter contain summaries of the proposed recommendations and the actual legislative drafts incorporating the recommendations.

The proposed bills are:

 MAKING UNIFORM THE LAW REGARDING TRADE SECRETS

 MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE COVERING GENERAL PROVISIONS, DOCUMENTS OF TITLE AND SECURED TRANSACTIONS

 MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE COVERING PROVISIONS DEALING WITH NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS AND BANK DEPOSITS AND COLLECTIONS

 ADOPTING THE UNIFORM ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS ACT

 RELATIVE TO THE UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

 REVISING THE UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT FOR COMMERCIAL DISPUTES

 MAKING UNIFORM CERTAIN ASPECTS OF MEDIATION

 ESTABLISHING UNIFORM COLLABORATIVE LAW

 REVISING THE LAW RECOGNIZING FOREIGN COURT MONEY JUDGMENTS

 RELATIVE TO THE UNIFORM UNSWORN FOREIGN DECLARATIONS ACT

 RELATIVE TO THE UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY ELECTRONIC RECORDING ACT

 RELATIVE TO THE UNIFORM ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL ACT

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

       Sincerely,

       Stephen Y. Chow

       Commissioner