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HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1892
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas W. Moakley and Julian Cyr
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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 improving access to the Housing Court.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Thomas W. MoakleyBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket1/11/2025Julian CyrCape and Islands1/13/2025 1 of 1
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By Representative Moakley of Falmouth and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1892) of Thomas W. Moakley and Julian Cyr relative to Housing Court case
management in Nantucket and Duke counties. The Judiciary.
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 improving access to the Housing Court.
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 4 of chapter 185 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition is
2hereby amended by inserting after the word “county”, in line 30, the following words:-
3 “, at least 1 sitting each week in Nantucket county, at least 1 sitting each week in Dukes
4county.”