MA H4120

Bill

MA H4120

Bills for study

Introduced
03/24/2016

In Committee
03/24/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Bills for study

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the House of Representatives' committee on Community Development and Small Businesses to conduct an investigation and study of specific House documents, identified by numbers 138, 139, 143, 146, 147, 148, and 3382, all related to "Bills for study." The committee is permitted to hold these sessions even when the General Court, which refers to the Massachusetts legislature, is not in session. The committee is required to submit a report detailing their findings and any proposed legislative changes to the Clerk of the House of Representatives by December 31, 2016.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Committee on Community Development and Small Business (Joint)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on House Rules (on 03/24/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4120

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4120
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4120.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H138	Relative to marketing prioritized development sites	Accompanied a study order, see H4120	Replaces
H139	Relative to planning boards' approval of subdivision plans	Accompanied a study order, see H4120	Replaces
H143	Regarding blighted properties in historic landmark districts	Accompanied a study order, see H4120	Replaces
H146	Allowing retail stores and shops to open on Thanksgiving Day	Accompanied a study order, see H4120	Replaces
H147	Relative to industrial development finance authorities	Accompanied a study order, see H4120	Replaces
H148	Affecting the payment of rebates in retail stores	Accompanied a study order, see H4120	Replaces
H3382	Creating a state appeal board for the purposes of serving those small business owners who feel the Board of Health or Building Department have treated them unfairly on a local level	Accompanied a study order, see H4120	Replaces
H4173	The Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate further amendment of the Senate Bill relative to solar energy (Senate, No. 1979, amended), reports that the House recede from its non-concurrence with the Senate in its further amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2058) and concur therein with a still further amendment by striking all after the enacting clause a	Text of an amendment, see S1979	Similar To
S2065	Relative to Community Benefit Districts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2144	Promoting the planning and development of sustainable communities	Motion to recommit to the committee on Senate Ways and Means negative -see Roll Call #357 [Yeas 11 to Nays 27]	Similar To
S2145	Community Development and Small Business issues study order	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2244	Relative to serving wine in private clubs	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 447 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H138

Relative to marketing prioritized development sites