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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 259 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1546
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marc T. Lombardo
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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 emergency housing assistance eligibility requirements.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marc T. Lombardo22nd Middlesex1/7/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 259 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1546
By Representative Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1546) of
Marc T. Lombardo relative to eligibility for the emergency housing assistance program.
Housing.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4567 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 emergency housing assistance eligibility requirements.
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 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the
2word “program.”, in line 9, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, the following words:-
3Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the emergency
4housing assistance program established herein shall be available only to residents of the
5commonwealth who are citizens of the United States.