HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 991 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 128
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kevin G. Honan and Linda Dorcena Forry
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to smart growth housing production.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk | 1/18/2017 |
Linda Dorcena Forry | First Suffolk | 1/20/2017 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 1/19/2017 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
Linda Dean Campbell | 15th Essex | 2/2/2017 |
Gerard Cassidy | 9th Plymouth | 1/19/2017 |
Nick Collins | 4th Suffolk | 2/2/2017 |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 2/1/2017 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/24/2017 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 2/1/2017 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 1/31/2017 |
Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol | 1/31/2017 |
Barbara A. L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | 1/30/2017 |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 1/29/2017 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 2/1/2017 |
Leonard Mirra | 2nd Essex | 1/18/2017 |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 1/18/2017 |
Jeffrey Sánchez | 15th Suffolk | 1/18/2017 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 1/18/2017 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/30/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 991 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 128
By Representative Honan of Boston and Senator Forry, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 128) of Kevin G. Honan and others relative to smart growth housing production. Community Development and Small Businesses. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to smart growth housing production.
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. Section 3 of chapter 40R of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “40A,” in line 9, the following:- ; provided, however, that a smart growth zoning district or starter home zoning district ordinance or by-law shall be adopted, amended or repealed by a simple majority vote of all the members of the town council, or of the city council where there is a commission form of government or a single branch, or of each branch where there are 2 branches, or by a simple majority vote of a town meeting.”.