HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2030        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 681

 

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 relative to public housing restrictions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

10/23/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

10/23/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

10/23/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

10/23/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

10/23/2017

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

10/23/2017

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

10/23/2017

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

10/23/2017

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

10/23/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

10/23/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

10/23/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2030        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 681

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 681) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to public housing restrictions.  Housing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1113 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 relative to public housing restrictions.

 

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 32 of chapter 121B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, an applicant for assisted housing under this chapter who is not eligible for federal assisted housing under 42 U.S.C. section 1436a shall not displace or be given priority over any applicant who is so eligible.