SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1128        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael D. Brady

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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 making records in the Office of the Governor public.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1128        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1967 OF 2023-2024.]

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 making records in the Office of the Governor public.

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. Subclause 26, in lines 146 to 158, inclusive, of Section 7 of Chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “section 1 of chapter 32,” in line 157, the following words: “or office of the governor. “

SECTION 2. Subclause 26 of Section 7 of Chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by inserting after “in section 10A of chapter sixty-six” in line 273, the following sentence: “This section applies to records of the office of the governor created or received after noon on January 6, 2025.”