MA H160

Bill

To end child homelessness

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
04/15/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to develop housing plans for families with minor children that are being evicted from publicly subsidized housing. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill aims to prevent child homelessness by prohibiting the eviction or removal of families with children under 18 from public housing, publicly subsidized housing, or shelters funded with public money, unless the Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development, has developed and can implement a plan to ensure that all children in the affected family will be housed in a suitable location. The bill also emphasizes that reasonable efforts should be made to keep the children in the custody of their parents or other caregivers with whom they have been residing.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (15)

Mike Connolly (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Denise Provost (D), Becca Rausch (D), Bruce Tarr (R), José Tosado (D), Chynah Tyler (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 04/15/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H160

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H160
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H160.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1263	To promote affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
H1323	To exclude cities and towns that adopt a housing linkage program from certain provisions of chapter 40b	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
H1327	Relative to reducing damage caused by the current foreclosure crisis in the historic districts of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H4941	Similar To
H1655	Relative to relief for the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H187	Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy	Accompanied a study order, see H5052	Similar To
H2457	Empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on home sales over one million dollars to support affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
H3212	Relative to housing for veterans	Recommitted to the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs	Similar To
H3696	Relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H3979	Relative to certain affordable housing in the city of Chelsea	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) adopted, see H4368	Similar To
S1470	Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2421	Further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville	Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
S2440	Relative to local housing authority board member elections	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	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
S804	To update Chapter 40B to support the creation of affordable housing while strengthening local oversight	Accompanied a study order, see S2526	Similar To
S813	Relative to the oversight of affordable housing developments	Accompanied a study order, see S2526	Similar To
S814	Relative to expanding the eligibility of households for inclusion in a municipality’s affordable housing inventory	Accompanied a study order, see S2526	Similar To
S815	Relative to manufactured housing communities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S817	Ensuring affordability in perpetuity	Accompanied a study order, see S2526	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1263

To promote affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4975

Similar To

H1323

To exclude cities and towns that adopt a housing linkage program from certain provisions of chapter 40b

Accompanied a study order, see H4975

Similar To

H1327

Relative to reducing damage caused by the current foreclosure crisis in the historic districts of Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H4941

Similar To

H1655

Relative to relief for the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H187

Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy

Accompanied a study order, see H5052

Similar To

H2457

Empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on home sales over one million dollars to support affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

H3212

Relative to housing for veterans

Recommitted to the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Similar To

H3696

Relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H3979

Relative to certain affordable housing in the city of Chelsea

Amendment (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) adopted, see H4368

Similar To

S1470

Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2421

Further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville

Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

S2440

Relative to local housing authority board member elections

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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

S804

To update Chapter 40B to support the creation of affordable housing while strengthening local oversight

Accompanied a study order, see S2526

Similar To

S813

Relative to the oversight of affordable housing developments

Accompanied a study order, see S2526

Similar To

S814

Relative to expanding the eligibility of households for inclusion in a municipality’s affordable housing inventory

Accompanied a study order, see S2526

Similar To

S815

Relative to manufactured housing communities

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S817

Ensuring affordability in perpetuity

Accompanied a study order, see S2526

Similar To

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