HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2237        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3139

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradford R. Hill

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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 veterans preference for public housing.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

1/15/2015

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

12/19/2019

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

1/16/2015

Susannah M. Whipps Lee

2nd Franklin

2/2/2015

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/20/2015

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

12/19/2019

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/16/2015

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

12/19/2019

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

12/19/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

12/19/2019

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

12/19/2019

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

12/19/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2237        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3139

By Mr. Hill of Ipswich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3139) of Bradford R. Hill and others that the Department of Housing and Community Development be directed to allow preference to veterans from other communities over local residents.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

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 veterans preference for public 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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary the Department of Housing and Community Development shall not promulgate any rules or preference categories for public housing without giving preference to a veteran from another community over a local resident.

SECTION 2. The Department of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate regulations in accordance with SECTION 1.