HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2610 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1420
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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 | 2/5/2021 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 2/25/2021 |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth | 2/26/2021 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 3/11/2021 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 3/18/2021 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 3/22/2021 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 3/24/2021 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 3/31/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2610 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1420
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1420) 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. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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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 2018 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.