HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2000 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 232
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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 | 1/18/2023 |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden | 1/26/2023 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 1/26/2023 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/31/2023 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 1/31/2023 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 4/5/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2000 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 232
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 232) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to housing production plans. Community Development and Small Businesses. |
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 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 2020 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.