HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2613 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1280
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kevin G. Honan and Joseph A. Boncore
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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 | 1/17/2019 |
Joseph A. Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex | 1/17/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 1/21/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 1/17/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2613 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1280
By Representative Honan of Boston and Senator Boncore, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1280) of Kevin G. Honan, Joseph A. Boncore and others relative to smart growth housing production. Housing. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 128 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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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that a smart growth zoning district or starter home zoning district ordinance or by-law shall be adopted, amended or repealed by a simple majority vote of all the members of the town council, or of the city council where there is a commission form of government or a single branch, or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.”.