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 |
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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.