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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1414 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 302
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 Middlesex1/14/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/15/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/28/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1414 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 302
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 302) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to housing production plans. Community Development
and Small Businesses.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 232 OF 2023-2024.]
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 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 8 of chapter 40R of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is 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.