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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 211 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1540
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patrick Joseph Kearney
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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 eligibility of emergency housing assistance.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth1/7/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 211 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1540
By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1540) of
Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to eligibility for the emergency housing assistance program.
Housing.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4856 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 relative to the eligibility of emergency housing assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 The first paragraph of section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, as amended by
2section 120 of chapter 7 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by adding the following
3sentence:- Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
4emergency housing assistance program established herein shall be available only to residents of
5the commonwealth who are citizens of the United States.