HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1138 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2893
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David T. Vieira and Chris Walsh
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to the state building code.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
David T. Vieira | 3rd Barnstable |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1138 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2893
By Messrs. Vieira of Falmouth and Walsh of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2893) of David T. Vieira and Chris Walsh relative to local option approval of building code amendments. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 1751 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the state building code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 97 of chapter 143 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following new paragraph:-
Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the board may not adopt an amendment to the state building code that permits a city or town to accept such amendment on a local option basis.
