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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2795 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3335
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sean Garballey and Mindy Domb
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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 relating to public access to historical records.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex1/16/2025Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/16/2025Paul J. Donato35th Middlesex2/3/2025Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol2/13/2025Sally P. Kerans13th Essex3/6/2025Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex3/7/2025Kip A. Diggs2nd Barnstable3/7/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2795 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3335
By Representatives Garballey of Arlington and Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 3335) of Sean Garballey, Mindy Domb and others for legislation to further
regulate public access to historical records for certain persons with disabilities. 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 relating to public access to historical records.
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 7 of Chapter 66 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end
2thereto the following sentence: All records in the custody of the state secretary accessioned from
3state institutions for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities or mental health
4conditions in the commonwealth shall be open to public inspection and available for copying
5after the expiration of seventy-five years from creation of the record.