Bill Text: MA H1473 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The jurisdiction of the various divisions of the Housing Court Department
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/2 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A2 [H1473 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1473-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jay R. Kaufman
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the geographical jurisdiction of the housing court.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Jay R. Kaufman |
15th Middlesex |
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Kenneth J. Donnelly |
Fourth Middlsex |
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Susan C. Fargo |
Third Middlesex |
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Thomas M. Stanley |
9th Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the geographical jurisdiction of the housing
court.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 185C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in the place thereof the following sentence:-- The housing court department, established under section 1 of chapter 211B, shall be composed of a western division, consisting of the cities and towns of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties; a division for Worcester county, including the town of Bellingham in Norfolk county, the city of Marlborough and the towns of Ashby, Hudson and Townsend in Middlesex county, and the jurisdiction known as Devens established under chapter 498 of the acts of 1993; a northeastern division, including the cities and towns of Essex county and the city of Lowell and the towns of Acton, Ayer, Billerica, Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Lexington, Littleton, Maynard, Pepperell, Shirley, Stow, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, and Westford in Middlesex county; a southeastern division, including the cities and towns of Bristol and Plymouth counties; and a division for the city of Boston.
