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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3676 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1512
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Richard M. Haggerty
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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 to exempt local housing authorities from the penalties of the MBTA Communities Law.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Richard M. Haggerty30th Middlesex1/17/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth2/18/2025Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex1/31/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3676 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1512
By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1512) of
Richard M. Haggerty, David F. DeCoste and Colleen M. Garry relative to the operations of local
housing authorities. Housing.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1326 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to exempt local housing authorities from the penalties of the MBTA Communities Law.
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 3A of chapter 40A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the
2following words at the end of paragraph (b):
3 “Provided, however, a housing authority as defined in section 1 of chapter 121B of the
4general laws shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.”