MA H1788

Bill

MA H1788

Creating a multi-family housing incentive pilot program

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/21/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish in the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development a housing development pilot program to offer incentives to cities and towns to zone for substantial multifamily housing and/or mixed use development in transit-oriented locations. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a housing development pilot program in the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development to offer incentives to cities and towns to zone for substantial multi-family housing and/or mixed-use development in transit-oriented locations. The program will fund transportation infrastructure investments in or near these zoning districts, with the goal of increasing the supply of multi-family and family-friendly housing near public transportation. The bill outlines the criteria the state will use to select proposals from municipalities, including the number of new multi-family units, the connectivity between housing and transit, and the feasibility of the proposed transit investment. The selected municipalities will receive an implementation plan detailing the steps they must take to zone for and permit the transit-oriented housing development, as well as any state funding for the transit investment.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (14)

Christine Barber (D), Mike Barrett (D), Tony Cabral (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Mike Connolly (D), Sean Garballey (D), Stephen Hay (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kevin Honan (D), John Lawn (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Brian Murray (D), José Tosado (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 01/21/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1788

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1788
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1788.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
H187	Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy	Accompanied a study order, see H5052	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
S804	To update Chapter 40B to support the creation of affordable housing while strengthening local oversight	Accompanied a study order, see S2526	Similar To
S817	Ensuring affordability in perpetuity	Accompanied a study order, see S2526	Similar To

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