HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2423        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1400

 

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.