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H3359 • 2025

An Act relative to the state property zoning exemption

An Act relative to the state property zoning exemption

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Sponsor
Daniel J. Hunt
Last action
2025-12-11
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the state property zoning exemption

An Act relative to the state property zoning exemption By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the state property zoning exemption By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3359) of Daniel J.
  • Hunt relative to the state property zoning exemption.
  • State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

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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. 2025-12-11 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-10-08 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-01:55 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-09-25 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  4. 2025-09-24 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/01/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the state property zoning exemption
By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3359) of Daniel J. Hunt relative to the state property zoning exemption. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3359

Section 4 of chapter 7C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding section 3 of chapter 40A, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the division of capital asset management and maintenance shall not approve any building project which is also a public-private agreement unless said project shall be subject to local zoning ordinances; and provided, further, that the division shall not approve any building project which is also a public-private agreement if such project will result in the issuance of a bond.

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