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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
02/13/2020
02/13/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to the need for accessible homes for the elderly, returning veterans with disabilities and families that include persons with disabilities. Housing.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a special commission to investigate and study the need for accessible homes for people with mobility limitations, including the elderly, returning veterans with disabilities, and households that include persons with disabilities. The commission will review and evaluate options related to the application of building standards known as Visitability or Basic Home Design, which would expand opportunities for people with mobility limitations to visit their families, friends, and neighbors. The commission will examine the need to expand basic accessibility features in homes, consider strategies to increase public awareness of the need for visitable homes, review existing housing policies, and formulate recommendations to meet the need for visitable homes in the commonwealth by 2040 or another appropriate year.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (8)
Linda Campbell (D),
Jonathan Hecht (D),
Pat Jehlen (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Denise Provost (D),
José Tosado (D),
Bud Williams (D),
Last Action
Discharged to the committee on House Rules (on 02/13/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1278 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1278.pdf |
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