HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2587        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1493

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul McMurtry

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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 modernizing the Registries of Deeds.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/16/2015

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/4/2015

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

1/23/2015

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/21/2015

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/29/2015

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

1/27/2015

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

2/1/2015

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/21/2015

Leah Cole

12th Essex

2/2/2015

Daniel Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/3/2015

Mark J. Cusack

5th Norfolk

1/20/2015

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

1/31/2015

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/29/2015

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

1/21/2015

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/30/2015

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

1/20/2015

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/1/2015

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/20/2015

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

1/30/2015

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/30/2015

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/30/2015

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

1/29/2015

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/2/2015

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/22/2015

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

1/21/2015

Thomas P. Kennedy

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/31/2015

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/1/2015

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

1/21/2015

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/4/2015

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/21/2015

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

2/4/2015

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

1/28/2015

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/21/2015

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

2/4/2015

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

2/4/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/30/2015

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/21/2015

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

1/16/2015

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/22/2015

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

1/25/2015

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

1/16/2015

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

1/30/2015

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

1/29/2015

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

2/2/2015

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

2/4/2015

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

2/4/2015

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

1/26/2015

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

1/28/2015

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/23/2015

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

1/29/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2587        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1493

By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1493) of Paul McMurtry and others relative to the registered land in the office of an assistant recorder.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to modernizing the Registries of Deeds.

 

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. Chapter 185 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence of section 63, and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Each assistant recorder shall keep an entry book, in book or electronic form, in which the assistance recorder shall enter, in order of their inception, all deeds and voluntary instruments, and copies of writs or other processes filed with the assistant recorder relating to registered land.

SECTION 2. Said chapter 185 is hereby further amended in lines 13 and 14, by striking out the following:- "or of an assistant recorder"; and is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following language:-

All recorded documents relative to the registered land in the office of an assistant recorder shall be open to the public by having copies or electronic images of these recorded documents available for public inspection.