HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2619 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 291
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 housing production plans.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 2/5/2021 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 2/25/2021 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 3/11/2021 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 3/24/2021 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 3/31/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2619 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 291
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 291) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to authorize cities and towns to deny housing applications that are inconsistent with housing production plans. Community Development and Small Businesses. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to housing production plans.
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 8 of Chapter 40R of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after line 14, the following paragraph:-
Upon the approval of a comprehensive housing production plan by the department, a city or town shall have the right to deny any housing application that is inconsistent with the goals of said housing production plan for a period of not more than two years following the plan’s initial approval.