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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1805 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1067 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Sal N. DiDomenico |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act clarifying the jurisdiction of the housing court department. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1805 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1067 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1067) of Sal N. DiDomenico |
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| 19 | 19 | | for legislation to clarify the jurisdiction of the housing court department. The Judiciary. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2592 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act clarifying the jurisdiction of the housing court department. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 185C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 to 9, inclusive, the words “arising in the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3city of Boston in the case of that division, in the counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4Hampshire in the case of the western division and within the cities and towns included in the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5Worcester county division, northeastern division and southeastern division, in the case of those |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6divisions,” |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7 SECTION 2. Said section 3 of said chapter 185C, as so appearing, is hereby further |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8amended by striking out, in lines 34 to 38, inclusive, the words "in the city of Boston, in the case |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9of that division, Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties, in the case of the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10western division and within the cities and towns included in the Worcester county division, 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11northeastern division and southeastern division, in the case of those "and inserting in place |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12thereof the following words: within their respective. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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