HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 243        FILED ON: 1/11/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2088

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mathew J. Muratore

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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 Massachusetts Solar Access Law.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/10/2023

Lenny Mirra

2nd Essex

1/25/2023

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/1/2023

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/8/2023

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/16/2023

Christopher Richard Flanagan

1st Barnstable

2/23/2023

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

3/6/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 243        FILED ON: 1/11/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2088

By Representative Muratore of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2088) of Mathew J. Muratore and others relative to zoning restrictions for solar systems.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2191 OF 2021-2022.]

 

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 relative to Massachusetts Solar Access Law.

 

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 40A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after the words "or welfare." in line 101, the following:-

A damage to the above listed "public health, safety and welfare" shall be proven in the court of law by local authorities that seek to restrict the use of solar systems attached to permanent buildings.