Bill Text: MA H3458 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibit certain sex offenders access to public subsidized housing

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 4/28 at 10:30 AM in Hearing Room B2 [H3458 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3458-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul K. Frost

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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:

An Act to deny convicted sex offenders access to public subsidized housing.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Paul K. Frost	7th Worcester

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1226 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act to deny convicted sex offenders access to public subsidized housing.

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

            Section 26 of Chapter 121B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (o), the following subsection:--

(p):- Shall deny access to public housing facilities that are subsidized by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for all persons who have been convicted of Level 2 or Level 3 sex offenses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.