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H2344

194th

An Act requiring Safe Harbor exceptions to the MBTA Communities Act

StatusActive Amendments0 SponsorJeffrey Rosario Turco CommitteeNot yet assigned

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By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2344) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco, David F. DeCoste and Colleen M. Garry for legislation to require safe harbor exceptions to the multi-family zoning as-of-right in certain MBTA communities. Municipalities and Regional Government.

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Date	Branch	Action
2/12/2026	House	2/12/2026 HouseAccompanied a study order, see H5065 ↗
7/29/2025	Joint	7/29/2025 JointHearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time
7/29/2025	Joint	7/29/2025 Joint~~Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:15 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time~~
7/29/2025	Joint	7/29/2025 Joint~~Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time~~
7/17/2025	Joint	7/17/2025 Joint~~Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium~~
2/27/2025	Senate	2/27/2025 SenateSenate concurred
2/27/2025	House	2/27/2025 HouseReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Cosponsor
Jeffrey Rosario Turco Primary sponsor
David F. DeCoste
Colleen M. Garry
Norman J. Orrall
Marcus S. Vaughn
David Allen Robertson
Lydia Edwards

Committee	Recommendation	Vote
J10	Accompanied	—

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▸Intro / Preamble

	      MGL 40A, Section 3A is amended by addition a new subsection (d):
	Any community which qualifies for any of the safe harbor provisions of M.G.L. 40B, shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section 3A.

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	      MGL 40A, Section 3A is amended by addition a new subsection (d):
	Any community which qualifies for any of the safe harbor provisions of M.G.L. 40B, shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section 3A.