| 1 | 1 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2647 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 4 | 4 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 5 | 5 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 6 | 6 | | _______________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE, February 7, 2024. |
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| 8 | 8 | | The committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, to whom was referred the |
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| 9 | 9 | | petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1277) of Michael J. Barrett for legislation relative to |
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| 10 | 10 | | the use of outdoor clotheslines; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1278) of Michael J. Barrett for |
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| 11 | 11 | | legislation to generate revenue to expand transit options; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1286) of Brendan P. Crighton for legislation to prevent nonprofit institutions from avoiding |
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| 13 | 13 | | wetlands or natural resource protections under the so-called Dover Amendment; (accompanied |
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| 14 | 14 | | by bill, Senate, No. 1294) of James B. Eldridge, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Vanna Howard for |
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| 15 | 15 | | legislation to encourage municipal recycling and composting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1295) of James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to the effective enforcement of municipal |
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| 17 | 17 | | ordinances and by-laws; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1298) of Anne M. Gobi for |
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| 18 | 18 | | legislation to authorize municipal use of the prudent investor standards; (accompanied by bill, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Senate, No. 1303) of Edward J. Kennedy for legislation relative to a Municipal Building |
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| 20 | 20 | | Assistance Program and Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1304) of Edward |
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| 21 | 21 | | J. Kennedy for legislation to provide for reserve funds for school districts; (accompanied by bill, |
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| 22 | 22 | | Senate, No. 1305) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation to study establishment of, and |
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| 23 | 23 | | definition of, a Middlesex Regional Commission; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1312) of |
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| 24 | 24 | | Michael O. Moore and Rebecca L. Rausch that provisions be made for an investigation and study |
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| 25 | 25 | | by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the use and |
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| 26 | 26 | | effectiveness of the zoning approval process of educational uses under the so-called Dover |
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| 27 | 27 | | amendment; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1313) of Susan L. Moran for legislation relative |
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| 28 | 28 | | to concurrent service for elected officials; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1314) of Susan L. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Moran and Julian Cyr for legislation relative to Massachusetts solar access law; (accompanied by |
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| 30 | 30 | | bill, Senate, No. 1315) of Susan L. Moran for legislation relative to municipal equity in |
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| 31 | 31 | | Steamship Authority operations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1318) of Patrick M. |
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| 32 | 32 | | O'Connor for legislation to improve parking and pedestrian safety; (accompanied by bill, Senate, |
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| 33 | 33 | | No. 1321) of Marc R. Pacheco and Steven S. Howitt for legislation relative to planning boards |
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| 34 | 34 | | and subdivision control laws; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1323) of Michael F. Rush and |
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| 35 | 35 | | Paul McMurtry for legislation to support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1324) of Michael F. Rush and Paul |
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| 36 | 36 | | McMurtry for legislation relative to EMS leave without loss of pay; (accompanied by bill, |
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| 37 | 37 | | Senate, No. 1325) of Bruce E. Tarr and Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to local opt- |
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| 38 | 38 | | in for permanent outdoor dining; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1326) of Gracemarie |
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| 39 | 39 | | Tomaselli and Joyce Tomaselli for legislation to provide clarification of betterments with regard |
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| 40 | 40 | | to sewer projects; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1327) of Walter F. Timilty for legislation to |
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| 41 | 41 | | require a parent or guardian who is exempt from property tax to reimburse a child’s school for |
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| 42 | 42 | | tuition; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2374) of Lydia Edwards (with approval of the |
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| 43 | 43 | | mayor and city council) for legislation relative to the promulgation of zoning rules and |
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| 44 | 44 | | regulations in the city of Boston, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2647). |
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| 45 | 45 | | For the committee, |
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| 46 | 46 | | Jacob R. Oliveira 1 of 1 |
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| 47 | 47 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2647 |
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| 48 | 48 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 49 | 49 | | _______________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 51 | 51 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 52 | 52 | | _______________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Senate, February 15, 2024. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 1 Ordered, That the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government be authorized |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2and directed to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents numbered |
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| 56 | 56 | | 31277, 1278, 1286, 1294, 1295, 1298, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1318, 1321, |
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| 57 | 57 | | 41323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, and 2374 relative to certain general and special municipal |
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| 58 | 58 | | 5legislation. |
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