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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1705 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2660
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jay D. Livingstone
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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 the size of the forensic science oversight board.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jay D. Livingstone8th Suffolk1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1705 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2660
By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2660) of
Jay D. Livingstone relative to the membership of the forensic science oversight board. Public
Safety and Homeland Security.
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 the size of the forensic science oversight board.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 6 Section 184A(a) is hereby amended by striking the following words: “and 13
2members who shall be appointed by the governor” and replaced with the following: “and 15
3members who shall be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be nominated by the
4president of the Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists, 1 of whom shall
5be nominated by the union representing the Boston Police Crime Laboratory Unit.