Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H232 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/16/2023

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2000       FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 232
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 housing 	production plans.
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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
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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
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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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.