SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2021        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 903

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Julian Cyr

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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 to streamline housing production.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/31/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/31/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/1/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2021        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 903

By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 903) of Julian Cyr, Kay Khan, Mary S. Keefe, Diana DiZoglio and other members of the General Court for legislation to streamline housing production.  The Judiciary.

 

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 to streamline 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 17 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-

The court, in its discretion, may require non-municipal plaintiffs in an action under this section to post a surety or cash bond in an amount not to exceed $15,000 to secure the payment of costs in appeals of decisions approving special permits, variances and site plans where the court finds that the harm to the defendants or to the public interest resulting from the delays of appeal outweighs the burden of the surety or cash bond on the plaintiffs. When making a decision regarding surety or cash bond requirements, the court may consider the relative merits of the appeal and the relative financial means of the appellant and the defendants.