Bill Text: MA H3411 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to home rule
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-07-29 - Joint session adjourned with no action taken on this matter [H3411 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3411-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David M. Torrisi
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to home rule.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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David M. Torrisi |
14th Essex |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
PROPOSAL for a legislative amendment to the Constitution
RELATIVE TO HOME RULE.
A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
SECTION 1. Section 3 of Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution is hereby amended by striking out, in the first sentence, the word “fifteen” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
“five”
