MA H1304

Bill

Relative to affordable housing units

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 affordable housing units. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 40B of the General Laws to define an "Affordable Housing Unit" as any unit assessed at a value affordable to a household earning less than 80% of the area median income. If such a unit meets this criterion for five consecutive years, it shall count toward the town's 10% housing unit threshold established under the definition of "consistent with local needs" in Section 20 of Chapter 40B. The Department of Housing and Community Development is required to promulgate regulations for the implementation of this new section.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Marc Lombardo (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4975 (on 09/28/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1304

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1304
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1304.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1263	To promote affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
H1266	Relative to affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
H1273	Creating a commission to study the definition of affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4974	Similar To
H1655	Relative to relief for the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	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
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
H4975	40B	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S2389	Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury	Accompanied a study order, see S2528	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
S773	Supporting affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1263

To promote affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4975

Similar To

H1266

Relative to affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4975

Similar To

H1273

Creating a commission to study the definition of affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4974

Similar To

H1655

Relative to relief for the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

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

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

H4975

40B

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S2389

Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury

Accompanied a study order, see S2528

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

S773

Supporting affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

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

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