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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patricia A. Haddad, (BY REQUEST)
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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 developments in small communities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
David Rosa North Dighton 2/18/2021
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to housing developments in small 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 21. Chapter 40B of the General Laws as appearing in the 2016 Official
2 Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following:
3 “Any town consisting of less than 30,000 in population be exempt from all rules and
4 restrictions currently applicable. Said communities shall not be compelled or forced in any way,
5 shape or manner by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to accept legislation which mandates
6 and accommodates any Chapter 40B or similar 40B-like housing projects unless the project
7 receives approval of no less than a seventy percent favorable vote of the registered voters at a
8 town election or general election of said community.
9 In addition, any 40B proposed projects in the Commonwealth involving towns or cities
10 having less than 30,000 in population be held in ‘suspension or abeyance’ until such time as this
11 proposed legislation can be decided by the State Legislature”.
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