HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2795        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3335

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sean Garballey and Mindy Domb

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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 relating to public access to historical records.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/16/2025

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/16/2025

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

2/3/2025

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

2/13/2025

Sally P. Kerans

13th Essex

3/6/2025

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

3/7/2025

Kip A. Diggs

2nd Barnstable

3/7/2025

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

6/3/2025

Simon Cataldo

14th Middlesex

9/2/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2795        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3335

By Representatives Garballey of Arlington and Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3335) of Sean Garballey, Mindy Domb and others for legislation to further regulate public access to historical records for certain persons with disabilities.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relating to public access to historical records.

 

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

Section 7 of Chapter 66 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereto the following sentence: All records in the custody of the state secretary accessioned from state institutions for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities or mental health conditions in the commonwealth shall be open to public inspection and available for copying after the expiration of seventy-five years from creation of the record.