HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1263        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3066

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kay Khan

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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 provide identification to homeless youth and families.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/14/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/25/2019

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

1/25/2019

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/24/2019

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/29/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/24/2019

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

1/24/2019

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Carey

2nd Hampshire

2/1/2019

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

2/1/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/1/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

2/1/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

2/1/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/26/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/27/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/17/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/30/2019

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/29/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/30/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/23/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/23/2019

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

1/28/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/1/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

2/1/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/31/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/1/2019

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/28/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/28/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/17/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1263        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3066

By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3066) of Kay Khan and others that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles provide a process for certain homeless adults or children to apply for identification cards.  Transportation.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act to provide identification to homeless youth and families.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

      Section 8E of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “cards”, in line 6, the following words: - ; provided, however, that the registrar’s regulations shall include a process for a person who is homeless or is an unaccompanied homeless youth to apply for a Massachusetts identification card and to waive any fees associated with obtaining the identification card; provided further, that said process shall allow for  a person who is homeless or is an unaccompanied homeless youth to submit proof of residency by providing documentation satisfactory to the registrar (i) from entities that provide services in the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, homeless service providers, or (ii) of services received from a department, division, office or agency of the executive office of health and  human services.  For the purposes of this section, the term “homeless”, shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, 42 U.S.C. § 11302(a), as amended from time to time, and the term “unaccompanied homeless youth”, shall mean a person 24 years of age or younger who is not in the physical custody or care of a parent or legal guardian and who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence.