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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3741 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1533
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 requiring community meetings before the opening of an emergency overflow shelter.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/17/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable1/28/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3741 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1533
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1533) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to requiring community meetings before the opening of
emergency overflow shelters. Housing.
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 requiring community meetings before the opening of an emergency overflow shelter.
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 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following subparagraph:-
3 (H) At least one month prior to the opening of any overflow emergency shelter site, the
4director of the emergency shelter program, or their designee, shall hold at least one community
5meeting in the host community related to said emergency overflow shelter site, provided that
6notice for the meeting shall be posted on the website for the executive office of housing and
7livable communities and a copy of the notice shall be sent to the host community.
8 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.