MA H1295

Bill

Relative to public housing restrictions for sex offenders

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to require local housing authorities to deny certain convicted sex offenders access to state-subsidized public housing facilities. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill would require local housing authorities to deny access to state-subsidized public housing facilities for individuals who have been convicted of Level 2 or Level 3 sex offenses in Massachusetts. The proposed amendment to the existing law would add a new subsection (q) to Section 26 of Chapter 121B of the General Laws, which governs public housing in the Commonwealth.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (15)

William Crocker (R), Angelo D'Emilia (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Bradford Hill (R), Steven Howitt (R), Randy Hunt (R), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Todd Smola (R), Mike Soter (R), Alyson Sullivan (R), Timothy Whelan (R), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4941 (on 09/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1295

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1295
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1295.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1320	Relative to public housing authorities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1321	Restoring the commonwealths public housing	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4941	Public Housing, Manufactured Housing, and Foreclosures	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1244	Prohibiting smoking near public housing buildings	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S778	Relative to local public housing authorities	Accompanied a study order, see S2527	Similar To
S791	Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing	Accompanied a study order, see S2527	Similar To
S792	Relative to public housing	Accompanied a study order, see S2527	Similar To

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