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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
06/05/2019
06/05/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
For legislation to provide housing authorities with certain powers to secure indebtedness incurred for the preservation, modernization and maintenance of low- rent housing developments. Housing.
AI Summary
This bill provides housing authorities in Massachusetts with additional powers to secure indebtedness incurred for the preservation, modernization, and maintenance of their low-rent housing developments. Specifically, it allows housing authorities, with the approval of the Department of Housing and Community Development, to pledge a portion of their capital funds awarded for improvements to secure such indebtedness. The bill also specifies that the proceeds from the sale or disposition of a housing project, after covering related obligations and costs, must be retained by the housing authority for the preservation, modernization, and maintenance of its public housing or, if the authority has no such housing, paid to the department to fund capital improvements for state-aided public housing.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (17)
Pete Capano (D),
Mike Connolly (D),
Brendan Crighton (D),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Diana Dizoglio (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Kevin Honan (D),
Dan Hunt (D),
Pat Jehlen (D),
Mary Keefe (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Liz Miranda (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
RoseLee Vincent (D),
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 06/05/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1317 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1317.pdf |
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