Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3271 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/27/2025

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1170       FILED ON: 1/14/2025
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David T. Vieira
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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 preserving information content of historic resources with community 
preservation funds.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David T. Vieira3rd Barnstable1/14/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1170       FILED ON: 1/14/2025
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By Representative Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3271) of 
David T. Vieira relative to preserving information content of historic resources with community 
preservation funds. Revenue.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2972 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 preserving information content of historic resources with community 
preservation funds.
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 44b of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting in section 2 after 
2“destruction” in the definition of “Preservation”, the following:- ; and digitization of documents 
3considered historic resources which preserve the information content of the historic resource.