HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5694        FILED ON: 2/18/2026

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5136

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Greg Schwartz and Cynthia Stone Creem

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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 increasing the maximum amount of penalties which may be imposed for violations of ordinances in the city of Newton.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Greg Schwartz

12th Middlesex

2/18/2026

Cynthia Stone Creem

Norfolk and Middlesex

2/18/2026


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5694        FILED ON: 2/18/2026

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5136

By Representative Schwartz of Newton and Senator Creem, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5136) of Greg Schwartz and Cynthia Stone Creem (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to increasing the maximum amount of penalties for violations of ordinances in the city of Newton.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act increasing the maximum amount of penalties which may be imposed for violations of ordinances in the city of Newton.

 

 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. (a) For any ordinances enacted by the city of Newton, which are not inconsistent with the laws of the Commonwealth, the city of Newton may affix penalties for the breach thereof not exceeding two thousand ($2,000) dollars.

 (b) The maximum penalty set forth herein shall be adjusted for inflation, rounded to the nearest one hundred ($100) dollars, on January 1, 2026, and on January 1 every five (5) years thereafter, based on the annual percentage change in the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Mass.-N.H. Core Based Statistical Area, all items or its successor index.

 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.