SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2592
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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SENATE, February 29, 2024.
The committee on The Judiciary, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by
bill, Senate, No. 950) of Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation relative to housing court jurisdiction;
and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1714) of Sarah K. Peake relative to the jurisdiction of the
Housing Court, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2592).
For the committee,
James B. Eldridge 1 of 1
FILED ON: 2/5/2024
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2592
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 housing court jurisdiction.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 185C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 through 9, inclusive, the words “arising in
3the city of Boston in the case of that division, in the counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden
4and Hampshire in the case of the western division and within the cities and towns included in the
5Worcester county division, northeastern division and southeastern division, in the case of those
6divisions,”.
7 SECTION 2. Said section 3 of said chapter 185C, as so appearing, is hereby further
8amended by striking out, in lines 34 through 38, inclusive, the words “the city of Boston, in the
9case of that division, Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties, in the case of the
10western division and within the cities and towns included in the Worcester county division,
11northeastern division and southeastern division, in the case of”.
12 SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon passage.