MA H1298

Bill

Relative to public housing restrictions

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to public housing restrictions. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 32 of Chapter 121B of the General Laws to specify that an applicant for assisted housing under this chapter who is not eligible for federal assisted housing under 42 U.S.C. section 1436a shall not displace or be given priority over any applicant who is so eligible. The bill aims to ensure that federal housing assistance eligibility takes precedence over applicants who are not eligible for such federal assistance when it comes to public housing.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (15)

Jay Barrows (R), David DeCoste (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Steven Howitt (R), Randy Hunt (R), Brad Jones (R), Dave Muradian (R), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Todd Smola (R), Mike Soter (R), Alyson Sullivan (R), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4941 (on 09/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1298

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1298
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1298.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1321	Restoring the commonwealths public housing	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4941	Public Housing, Manufactured Housing, and Foreclosures	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1004	Establishing a special commission relative to the uniformity of sex offender residency restrictions in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S1244	Prohibiting smoking near public housing buildings	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S2300	Authorizing the town of Scituate to use certain land for general municipal purposes without Article 97 restrictions on such use	New Draft substituted, see S2915	Similar To
S778	Relative to local public housing authorities	Accompanied a study order, see S2527	Similar To
S791	Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing	Accompanied a study order, see S2527	Similar To
S792	Relative to public housing	Accompanied a study order, see S2527	Similar To

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