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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3807 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1535
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 requiring triennial reports on the impacts of multi-family zoning in MBTA communities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/17/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/24/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/28/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/28/2025David K. Muradian, Jr.9th Worcester1/29/2025Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex1/30/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester2/11/2025Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol3/10/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3807 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1535
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1535) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to triennial reports on the impacts of multi-family
zoning in MBTA communities. Housing.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act requiring triennial reports on the impacts of multi-family zoning in MBTA communities.
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 3A of Chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
3 (d) The executive office of housing and livable communities, in consultation with the
4executive office of economic development, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, and
5the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, shall submit a report on or before December
631st every three years to the general court. The report shall evaluate the implementation and
7outcomes of this section, including but not limited to:(i) the number and types of housing units
8produced under this section;(ii) the impacts of such housing production on local infrastructure,
9including water, sewer, and transportation systems; (iii) the effects on public schools, including
10enrollment changes and funding needs; and (iv) recommendations for legislative or regulatory
11changes to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of multi-family zoning requirements. 2 of 2
12 The report shall be filed with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the
13joint committee on housing, and the joint committee on transportation.