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H2301 • 2025

An Act relative to local option zoning voting thresholds

An Act relative to local option zoning voting thresholds

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Sponsor
Kristin E. Kassner
Last action
2026-01-29
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H4970
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to local option zoning voting thresholds

An Act relative to local option zoning voting thresholds By Representative Kassner of Hamilton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to local option zoning voting thresholds By Representative Kassner of Hamilton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2301) of Kristin E.
  • Kassner relative to zoning voting thresholds.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-29 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H4970

  2. 2025-07-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to local option zoning voting thresholds
By Representative Kassner of Hamilton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2301) of Kristin E. Kassner relative to zoning voting thresholds. Municipalities and Regional Government.

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Bill H.2301

Section 5 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the following language: “no zoning ordinance or by-law or amendment thereto shall be adopted or changed except by a two-thirds vote of all the members of the town council, or of the city council where there is a commission form of government or a single branch, or of each branch where there are 2 branches, or by a two-thirds vote of a town meeting” and

inserting in place thereof the following:-

“No zoning ordinance or by-law or amendment thereto shall be adopted or changed except by a two-thirds vote of all the members of the town council, or of the city council where there is a commission form of government or a single branch, or of each branch where there are two branches, or by a two-thirds vote of a town meeting. Except that the voting majority may be changed to a simple majority vote; such change shall be made by the voting majority then in effect and shall not become effective until 6 months have elapsed after the vote”

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