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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1061 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2431 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Patrick M. O'Connor |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to billboard permitting. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1061 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2431 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2431) of Patrick M. O'Connor for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to billboard permitting. Transportation. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2278 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to billboard permitting. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 29 of Chapter 93 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2amended by striking the word “may” in line 10 and inserting thereof the following word:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3“shall”. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4 SECTION 2. Said Section 29 is hereby amended by striking the word “may” in line 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5and inserting thereof the following word:- “shall”. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6 SECTION 3. Said Section 29 is hereby amended by striking the sentence beginning in |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7line 16 and inserting in place thereof the following sentences:- |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8 “No permit, whether permanent or temporary, for a billboard, sign or other advertising |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9device shall be issued unless (i) written notice of the application therefor stating the proposed |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10location shall have been given at least sixty days earlier to the city or town in which the proposed 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11billboard, sign or other advertising device is to be located, as well as to residential abutters |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12within 2500 feet of the proposed location, and (ii) the applicant has included plans in their |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13application to finance and install light blocking technology if the proposed billboard, sign, or |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14other advertising device employs electronic light systems.” |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15 SECTION 4. This act shall go into effect upon its passage. |
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