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MA H4944

Providing for the expungement of racially restrictive covenants in recorded real property documents

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Introduced
07/27/2020
In Committee
07/28/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the expungement of racially restrictive covenants in recorded real property documents. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide a process for expunging racially restrictive covenants that may be present in recorded real property documents. Specifically, it amends existing Massachusetts law to allow a person holding an interest in real property or a party affected by a void racially restrictive covenant to petition the land court to order the removal of such language from the appropriate record or instrument. This allows for the removal of any discriminatory provisions that were previously made void by state law.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (50)

John Barrett (D)*,  Brian Ashe (D),  Jay Barrows (R),  Joseph Boncore (D),  Linda Campbell (D),  Pete Capano (D),  Gerry Cassidy (D),  Michelle Ciccolo (D),  Jo Comerford (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Brendan Crighton (D),  Angelo D'Emilia (R),  Sal DiDomenico (D),  William Driscoll (D),  Peter Durant (R),  Lori Ehrlich (D),  Nika Elugardo (D),  Denise Garlick (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Carlos González (D),  Tami Gouveia (D),  Stephen Hay (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Adam Hinds (D),  Kevin Honan (D),  Steven Howitt (R),  Brad Jones (R),  James Kelcourse (R),  Kay Khan (D),  Kathy LaNatra (D),  David Linsky (D),  Marc Lombardo (R),  Joan Lovely (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Elizabeth Malia (D),  Joe McKenna (R),  Christina Minicucci (D),  Mark Montigny (D),  Mike Moore (D),  Norm Orrall (R),  Smitty Pignatelli (D),  Denise Provost (D),  Maria Robinson (D),  Jon Santiago (D),  Dan Sena (D),  Bill Straus (D),  José Tosado (D),  Tommy Vitolo (D),  Timothy Whelan (R),  Jon Zlotnik (D), 

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5148 (on 11/25/2020)
(1 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4944
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4944.pdf
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