1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2000 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 232 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Bradley H. Jones, Jr. _________________ 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. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/18/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/31/2023 1 of 1 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 _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ 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: 1 SECTION 1. Section 8 of Chapter 40R of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after line 14, the following paragraph:- 3 Upon the approval of a comprehensive housing production plan by the department, a city 4or town shall have the right to deny any housing application that is inconsistent with the goals of 5said housing production plan for a period of not more than two years following the plan’s initial 6approval.