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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 618 FILED ON: 1/14/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 424
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bud L. Williams
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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 relative to the Gaming Commission having at least 1 commissioner be a resident of
western Massachusetts.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bud L. Williams11th Hampden1/14/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 618 FILED ON: 1/14/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 424
By Representative Williams of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 424) of
Bud L. Williams for legislation to require that at least one member of the Gaming Commission
be a current full-time resident of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, or Berkshire counties.
Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to the Gaming Commission having at least 1 commissioner be a resident of
western Massachusetts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Subsection (a) of section 3 of chapter 23K of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:-
3At least 1 of the 5 commissioners shall be, upon appointment, a current full time resident of
4Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin or Berkshire county.