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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3254 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2344
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jeffrey Rosario Turco
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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 Safe Harbor exceptions to the MBTA Communities Act.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jeffrey Rosario Turco19th Suffolk1/16/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/23/2025Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex2/6/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3254 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2344
By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2344) of
Jeffrey Rosario Turco, David F. DeCoste and Colleen M. Garry that communities qualifying for
any of the safe harbor provisions under Chapter 40B be exempt from the MBTA communities
act, so-called OR for legislation to require safe harbor exceptions to the multi-family zoning as-
of-right in certain MBTA communities. Municipalities and Regional Government.
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 Safe Harbor exceptions to the MBTA Communities Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 MGL 40A, Section 3A is amended by addition a new subsection (d):
2 Any community which qualifies for any of the safe harbor provisions of M.G.L. 40B,
3shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section 3A.