SENATE DOCKET, NO. 326        FILED ON: 1/11/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 960

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John F. Keenan

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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 increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

 

Mark J. Cusack

5th Norfolk

1/25/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/25/2019

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

1/25/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/30/2019

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

1/30/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/31/2019

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/31/2019

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/31/2019

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

1/31/2019

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

1/31/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/31/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

3/4/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

8/12/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 326        FILED ON: 1/11/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 960

By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 960) of John F. Keenan, Mark J. Cusack, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Michael F. Rush and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 880 OF 2017-2018.]

 

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 increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses.

 

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 6D of chapter 183 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph:-

Each assignment of mortgage secured by residential property, as defined in said section 1 of chapter 255E, shall be forwarded within 30 days of the date of the execution of said assignment to the appropriate registry district for recording.