MA S505

Bill

MA S505

To protect abandoned property owners

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect abandoned property owners. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to protect owners of abandoned property by amending Section 15C of Chapter 200A of the General Laws. Specifically, it proposes to remove the word "unless" and entirely strike subsections (1), (2), and (3) from this section, which likely deal with conditions or exceptions related to abandoned property. The context suggests that these changes are intended to simplify or alter the existing rules governing how abandoned property is handled, potentially making it easier for owners to reclaim their assets or changing the process by which property is deemed abandoned.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (7)

Robert Hedlund (R)*, David DeCoste (R), Viriato deMacedo (R), Ryan Fattman (R), Donald Humason (R), Richard Ross (R), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2318 (on 06/06/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S505

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S505
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S505
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S505.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1869	Relative to the sale and storage of goods in public ways in the city of Springfield	Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2015 from 01:00 PM-02:00 PM in 428	Similar To
H4176	An order (filed by Mr. Galvin of Canton) relative to special procedures for the consideration of the Initiative Amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars [House, No. 3933]	Adopted	Similar To
H641	Relative to abandoned vessels on DCR property	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S169	To protect trade secrets and eliminate non-compete agreements	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Similar To
S2174	Protecting abandoned animals in vacant properties	New draft substituted, as amended, see S2375	Similar To
S2200	To protect children and families from harmful flame retardants	New draft substituted, see S2293	Similar To
S2318	Financial services matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S402	Protecting the natural resources of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2380	Similar To

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