AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Amends certain general laws relative to zoning ordinance variances, special use permits, modifications thereto and also amends provisions relative to substandard lots of record and the merger of such lots.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 3, 2023
Signed Jun 24, 2023
Floor votes · House May 25, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 24, 2023
Signed into law
06/24/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 6, 2023
Committee
06/06/2023 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
05/25/2023 House passed Sub A
lower
May 16, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/16/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
03/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
03/03/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill O'Brien
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Joe Shekarchi
DDemocratic
P
Michelle McGaw
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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