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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2857 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1545
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jay D. Livingstone, (BY REQUEST)
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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 childless individuals with chronic disabilities experiencing homelessness.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:KC Linardon1/16/2025Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/4/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth2/28/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2857 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
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By Representative Livingstone of Boston (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1545) of KC Linardon , Samantha Montaño and Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to childless
individuals with chronic disabilities experiencing homelessness. 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 relative to childless individuals with chronic disabilities experiencing homelessness.
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 in the 2018
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "no other children" in line 3 the
3following words:-
4 ",and individuals with disabilities as defined by chapter 179 of the acts of 1995 who
5require home care, caretaker services, and constant stay and housing, and the elderly".
6 SECTION 2. Section 30 of chapter 23B is further amended after subsection (F) by adding
7the following subsection:-
8 "(G) The department shall provide shelter in the form of a hotel or motel to an individual
9with a disability as defined by chapter 179 of the acts of 1995 who requires home care, caretaker
10services, and constant stay and housing and who requires a reasonable accommodation which
11cannot be provided at overnight shelters."