HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1890 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3808
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tram T. Nguyen
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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 protecting federal employees in the commonwealth during a federal government shutdown.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 1/17/2019 |
Natalie M. Blais | 1st Franklin | 2/1/2019 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 2/1/2019 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Stephan Hay | 3rd Worcester | 5/10/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 1/23/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 5/12/2019 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 5/14/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1890 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3808
By Ms. Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3808) of Tram T. Nguyen and others relative to nonpayment of rent or foreclosure by federal employees during a federal government shutdown. The Judiciary. |
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 protecting federal employees in the commonwealth during a federal government shutdown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Notwithstanding chapter 186 or 239 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, an employee of the United States Government furloughed as a result of a lapse in federal appropriations shall be exempt from summary process due to nonpayment of rent or judgment for possession following a foreclosure, during a government shutdown; provided further, that no such summary process action may be brought less than 6 months after such shutdown ends.