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H1527 • 2025

An Act relative to public housing restrictions for sex offenders

An Act relative to public housing restrictions for sex offenders

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Sponsor
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5352 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to public housing restrictions for sex offenders

An Act relative to public housing restrictions for sex offenders By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to public housing restrictions for sex offenders By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1527) of Bradley H.
  • Jones, Jr., and others relative to public housing restrictions for sex offenders.
  • Housing.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5352 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-06-02 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 06/04/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2

  3. 2025-05-27 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/04/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Housing

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to public housing restrictions for sex offenders
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1527) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to public housing restrictions for sex offenders. Housing.

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Bill H.1527

Section 26 of chapter 121B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (p), the following subsection:-

(q) Shall deny access to public housing facilities that are subsidized by the commonwealth for all persons who have been convicted of Level 2 or Level 3 sex offenses in the commonwealth

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