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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. 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
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:
1 SECTION 1.Section 3 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws is hereby amended by
2inserting, after the words "or welfare." in line 101, the following:-
3 A damage to the above listed "public health, safety and welfare" shall be proven in the
4court of law by local authorities that seek to restrict the use of solar systems attached to
5permanent buildings.