[MassHistPres] Bill to amend MGL Chapter 40, Section 8D and Chapter 40C

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Hi Michael,  

  

Is there an expectation that all Historical Commissions provide a written
response regarding this bill?  

  

Thank you,  

Craig  

  

On Wednesday, June 18, 2025 2:53 PM, Michael Roughan via MassHistPres
<masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:  

> Thank you for the link to respond to the Joint Committee on Municipalities
> and Regional Government regarding proposed Senate Bill S1428. My response
> (attached) strongly recommends reconsideration of the language submitted as
> I am concerned it creades deleterious impacts to preservation.  
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> On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM Steinitz, Michael @ SEC via MassHistPres
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>> As already noted Senate Bill S1428 and its companion House Bill HD4331 if
passed and signed into law would significantly amend the Massachusetts
enabling statutes for both local historical commissions and Chapter 40C local
historic district commissions, so anyone with concerns about how historic
preservation works at the local level in Massachusetts should be aware of
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>> Again, the link to the Bill is:[
https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1428](https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fmalegislature.gov%2fBills%2f194%2fS1428&c=E,1,1nYubDaf5vzSICxtcwgQxE4cAjMOJKpbB1FhMzyl2BonYhLnj8rI1jotJBRu7bCb7CPvcOyGxBkNErAracX2TNClv1UNcrfadPdvYd-
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>> The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a
hearing on this Bill this past Tuesday, June 10. Written testimony is
encouraged and should be submitted not later than two (2) weeks following the
June 10, 2025 hearing.____  
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>> Written testimony may be submitted via email to:[
jointcommittee.municipalities&regionalgovernment at malegislature.gov](mailto:jointcommittee.municipalities&regionalgovernment at malegislature.gov)
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>> The Committee strongly prefers that written testimony be submitted by
email, as specified above. If email submission is not possible, written
testimony may be submitted in hard copy to:____  
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>> Senator Becca Rausch, Chair ____  
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>> Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government ____  
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>> State House Room 215 ____  
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>> Boston, MA 02133 ____  
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>> The Massachusetts Historical Commission was not consulted in the drafting
of this Bill.____  
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>> Best regards,____  
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>> Michael ____  
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>> Michael Steinitz ____  
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>> Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer ____  
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>> Director, Preservation Planning Division ____  
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>> Massachusetts Historical Commission ____  
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>> 220 Morrissey Blvd ____  
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>> Boston MA 02125 ____  
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>> 617-727-8470 ____  
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>> 617-727-5128 (fax)____  
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>> [michael.steinitz at sec.state.ma.us](mailto:michael.steinitz at sec.state.ma.us)
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