HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2033        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 682

 

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 for sex offenders.

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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

2/3/2017

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

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

10/23/2017

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

10/23/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

10/23/2017

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

10/23/2017

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

10/23/2017

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

10/23/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

10/23/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2033        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 682

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 682) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to require local housing authorities to deny certain convicted sex offenders access to state-subsidized public housing facilities.  Housing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1117 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 for sex offenders.

 

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 facilities that are subsidized by the commonwealth for all persons who have been convicted of Level 2 or Level 3 sex offenses in the commonwealth.