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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3103 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2108
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jeffrey N. Roy
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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 authorizing the city known as the town of Franklin to utilize alternative methods for
notice of public hearings.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jeffrey N. Roy10th Norfolk1/20/2023Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex1/23/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3103 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
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By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2108) of Jeffrey
N. Roy and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the city known as
the town of Franklin to utilize alternative methods for notice of public hearings. Municipalities
and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
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 authorizing the city known as the town of Franklin to utilize alternative methods for
notice of public hearings.
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. Notwithstanding Section 13 of Chapter 4, Section 11 of Chapter 40A of the
2General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the City Known as the Town of
3Franklin (hereinafter “Town”) may utilize alternative means of publishing legal notices for
4public hearings that are required by law.
5 SECTION 2. The Town may permit that all notices of such public hearings shall be
6published on the bulletin board outside the town clerk’s office and either: (i) in a local
7newspaper, in either electronic or paper format, or (ii) on the Town’s website. The term
8“website” shall mean the official website of the Town of Franklin that is operated and
9maintained by the Town’s government.
10 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.