HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2423 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1400
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 proposal for constitutional amendment:
Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/15/2015 |
Bradford R. Hill | 4th Essex | 1/29/2015 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/16/2015 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 9/19/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 9/19/2019 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 9/19/2019 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 9/19/2019 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 9/19/2019 |
Keiko M. Orrall | 12th Bristol | 9/19/2019 |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth | 9/19/2019 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 9/19/2019 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 9/19/2019 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 9/19/2019 |
Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester | 9/19/2019 |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden | 9/19/2019 |
David T. Vieira | 3rd Barnstable | 9/19/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2423 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1400
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by proposal, House, No. 1400) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to prohibiting eminent domain takings. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 66 OF 2013-2014.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings.
A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become at part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT
The taking of land or interests therein by eminent domain for private commercial or economic development is hereby declared not to be a public use of the commonwealth under the first paragraph of Article X of Part the First of the Constitution.