HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4929
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, August 22, 2024.
The committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, to whom
were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2040) of Mark
J. Cusack relative to the care and sale of cats, dogs and rabbits; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2059) of Jessica Ann Giannino and
others that cities and towns not be allowed to prohibit or regulate family
child care homes and large family child care homes in private residences
in zoning ordinances or by-laws; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 2078) of Jay D. Livingstone relative to authorizing local control of
waste collection hours of operation; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 2082) of Paul McMurtry relative to municipal zoning powers
in relation to the installation of solar energy systems; and the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2102) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., and
others relative to enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions
for animals, reports recommending that the accompanying order (House,
No. 4929) ought to be adopted [Senator Edwards dissents].
For the committee,
CAROLE A. FIOLA. HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4929
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives, August 22, 2024.
Ordered, That the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government be authorized
to sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House
documents numbered 2040, 2059, 2078, 2082 and 2102, relative to animal welfare, zoning and
other related matters.
Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
on or before December 31, 2024.