HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3165        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2031

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Natalie M. Blais

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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 tiny homes.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

1/16/2019

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/1/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/28/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/28/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/30/2019

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/30/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/29/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3165        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2031

By Ms. Blais of Sunderland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2031) of Natalie M. Blais and others relative to establishing requirements and standards for the construction of certain tiny homes.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

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 tiny homes.

 

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 94 of Chapter 143 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph:-

(s) To incorporate the International Code Council’s Appendix Q into the code of Massachusetts regulations, 780 CMR, for purposes of defining “tiny homes” and establishing requirements and standards for the construction of tiny homes, and to develop and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administering and enforcing regulation of tiny homes.  Any Appendix Q provisions incorporated into the code of Massachusetts regulations shall be updated within 1 year of any revision to the International Residential Code for one and two family dwellings.