HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2145        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3207

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carole A. Fiola

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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 to ensure safe living conditions in sober homes.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/19/2017

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

 

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

 

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

 

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

 

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

3/13/2017

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

2/2/2017

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

2/3/2017

Evandro C. Carvalho

5th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

3/13/2017

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

3/16/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/31/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/2/2017

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

3/17/2017

Carlos González

10th Hampden

3/15/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/15/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

3/17/2017

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/2/2017

Brian Murray

10th Worcester

3/16/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

3/17/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

3/13/2017

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

2/3/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/2/2017

RoseLee Vincent

16th Suffolk

3/16/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/31/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2145        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3207

By Ms. Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3207) of Carole A. Fiola and others relative to certified alcohol and drug free housing.  Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to ensure safe living conditions in sober homes.

 

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. Section 18A of chapter 17 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(i) An operator seeking certification pursuant to this section shall submit to the bureau evidence that: (1) the alcohol and drug free housing has been inspected by the city or town’s building or housing inspector within 60 days of the date of application for certification; and (2) that there are no current violations of state and local building codes, by-laws and sanitary codes. Upon certification by the bureau, the operator shall cause such housing to be re-inspected annually by state or local building or sanitary code inspectors for compliance with state and local building codes, by-laws and sanitary codes.  Failure to remedy state or local building codes, by-laws and sanitary code violations shall result in denial of certification or decertification from the list of certified alcohol and drug free housing.

SECTION 2. The department of public health shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement to provisions of this act.