HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1988 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 679
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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 bill:
An Act prohibiting level 2 and 3 sex offenders from public housing hotels and motels.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/19/2017 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 10/23/2017 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 10/23/2017 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 10/23/2017 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 10/23/2017 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 10/23/2017 |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth | 10/23/2017 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 10/23/2017 |
Keiko M. Orrall | 12th Bristol | 10/23/2017 |
Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex | 10/23/2017 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 10/23/2017 |
Mathew Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 10/23/2017 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 10/23/2017 |
Geoff Diehl | 7th Plymouth | 10/23/2017 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 10/23/2017 |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden | 10/23/2017 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 10/23/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1988 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 679
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 679) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to prohibit access for convicted level 2 or level 3 sex offenses to certain public housing subsidized by the Commonwealth. Housing. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1119 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act prohibiting level 2 and 3 sex offenders from public housing hotels and motels.
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 26 of chapter 121B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (p), the following subsection:—
(q) Shall deny access to public housing in hotels and motels that are subsidized by the commonwealth for all persons who have been convicted of Level 2 or Level 3 sex offenses in the commonwealth.