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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4043 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3309
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mike Connolly
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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 facilitating access to justice in the city of Cambridge.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mike Connolly26th Middlesex1/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4043 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3309
By Representative Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3309) of
Mike Connolly relative to the former probate court space in the Middlesex South registry of
deeds building. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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 facilitating access to justice in the city of Cambridge.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, in any decision to lease,
2sell or otherwise dispose of the former probate court space in the Middlesex South registry of
3deeds building, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall consider
4and prioritize the needs of the executive office of the trial court for building space in the city of
5Cambridge. If the executive office of the trial court demonstrates to the commissioner a need for
6the use of the building space or any portion thereof, the commissioner shall sell or lease such
7space to the executive office.