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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3903 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1536 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act enhancing prioritization for the emergency assistance program. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/21/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025David K. Muradian, Jr.9th Worcester1/29/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3903 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1536 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1536) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to prioritization for the emergency assistance program. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Housing. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act enhancing prioritization for the emergency assistance program. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 The first paragraph of section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, as amended by |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2section 120 of chapter 7 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by adding the following |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3new paragraphs:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5 Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6emergency housing assistance program established herein shall be available only to residents of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7the commonwealth who have resided within the commonwealth for no less than three months, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8provided however that this provision shall not apply to a veteran or members of their immediate |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9family, a victim of domestic violence or a person whose living situation has been affected by a |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10fire or other natural disaster that occurred in Massachusetts. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12 The department shall require applicants to provide proof of residency for a period of no |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13less than three months. The department may require applicants to submit documentation |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14including, but not limited to, federal and state issued identification documents, mail, financial |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15statements, and bills to meet the requirements of this section. This section shall apply to |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16applications submitted for the emergency housing assistance program on or after the effective |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17date of this act. |
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