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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 243 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2088 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Mathew J. Muratore |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to Massachusetts Solar Access Law. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth1/10/2023Lenny Mirra2nd Essex1/25/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth2/1/2023Julian CyrCape and Islands2/8/2023David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex2/16/2023Christopher Richard Flanagan1st Barnstable2/23/2023Dylan A. FernandesBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket3/6/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 243 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2088 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Muratore of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2088) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Mathew J. Muratore and others relative to zoning restrictions for solar systems. Municipalities |
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| 20 | 20 | | and Regional Government. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 2191 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to Massachusetts Solar Access Law. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1.Section 3 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws is hereby amended by |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2inserting, after the words "or welfare." in line 101, the following:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 A damage to the above listed "public health, safety and welfare" shall be proven in the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4court of law by local authorities that seek to restrict the use of solar systems attached to |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5permanent buildings. |
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