Bill Text: MA S1828 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: For legislation relative to community leadership neighborhood revitalization and urban violence protection act of 2009

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1828 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1828-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James E. Timilty

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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 relative to community leadership, neighborhood revitalization and urban-violence protection act of 2009.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

Attorney General Martha Coakley

 

Barry R. Finegold

17th Essex

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

Brian P. Wallace

4th Suffolk

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

Susan C. Tucker

Second Essex and Middlesex

Vincent A. Pedone

15th Worcester

Jennifer Benson

37th Middlesex

Michael F. Kane

5th Hampden

Martin J. Walsh

13th Suffolk

John J. Binienda

17th Worcester

Richard J. Ross

9th Norfolk

John D. Keenan

7th Essex

Carlo P. Basile

1st Suffolk

Katherine Clark

32nd Middlesex

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

Jennifer M. Callahan

18th Worcester

Theodore C. Speliotis

13th Essex

Gale D. Candaras

First Hampden and Hampshire

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

Peter J. Koutoujian

10th Middlesex

Michael F. Rush

10th Suffolk


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to community leadership, neighborhood revitalization and urban-violence protection act of 2009.



                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.   Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the attorney general shall establish a two year pilot program to implement a state “massachusetts abandoned property registry”, hereinafter referred to as MAP.  Such registry shall require all property owners, including lenders, trustees, and service companies, to properly register and maintain vacant and/or foreclosing properties located in the state. 

 

The attorney general shall have enforcement authority of the pilot program, and shall establish rules governing the implementation and administration of the MAP pilot program. 

 

The MAP pilot program shall be implemented 120 days after passage, and shall expire two years thereafter.

 

SECTION 2.  Section 18 ¾ of chapter 6A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after subsection (9) the following:-

(10) to develop and implement, in conjunction with the criminal history systems board and the department of public safety, an electronic registration and licensing system for recording, updating and communicating among criminal justice agencies of the executive office, the attorney general, municipal officials, municipal police departments, and district attorneys, all purchasing information of “junk dealers” and “pawnbrokers” deemed required by the secretary.

           

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