HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3391        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2028

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Christine P. Barber

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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 remove barriers and create affordable housing.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

1/20/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/20/2023

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/25/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/1/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/6/2023

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/13/2023

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/16/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/23/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3391        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2028

By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2028) of Christine P. Barber and others for legislation to remove zoning barriers to help create affordable housing.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act to remove barriers and create affordable housing.

 

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 3A, of Chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding in line 22 after the word “section” the following:

“Provided, however, that no regulations promulgated under this section may limit in any way a municipality’s ability to require a minimum number of affordable units within a zoning district created pursuant to this section.”