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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3152 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1729
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Carlos González
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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 abuse prevention.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Carlos González10th Hampden1/16/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3152 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
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By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1729) of
Carlos González relative to abuse prevention. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1532 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 abuse prevention.
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 6 of Chapter 209A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “residence.”, in line 19, the following
3words:- The officer shall provide notice of a domestic violence shelter that serves the
4municipality. Where said person's native language is not English, the statement shall be then
5provided in said person's native language, through translation, electronic translation services, or
6written translation, whenever possible.