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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 361 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1941
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Adrianne Pusateri Ramos
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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 housing court jurisdiction.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Adrianne Pusateri Ramos14th Essex1/8/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 361 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1941
By Representative Ramos of North Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1941)
of Adrianne Pusateri Ramos relative to the jurisdiction of the Housing Court. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2592 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 housing court jurisdiction.
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 3 of chapter 185C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 through 9, inclusive, the words “arising in
3the city of Boston in the case of that division, in the counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden
4and Hampshire in the case of the western division and within the cities and towns included in the
5Worcester county division, northeastern division and southeastern division, in the case of those
6divisions,”.
7 SECTION 2. Said section 3 of said chapter 185C, as so appearing, is hereby further
8amended by striking out, in lines 34 through 38, inclusive, the words “the city of Boston, in the
9case of that division, Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties, in the case of the 2 of 2
10western division and within the cities and towns included in the Worcester county division,
11northeastern division and southeastern division, in the case of”.
12 SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon passage.