MA H2457

Bill

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

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize cities and towns to impose a fee up to 2 per cent of the purchase price upon the transfer of certain real property. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill would authorize cities and towns in Massachusetts to impose a fee of up to 2% of the purchase price upon the transfer of certain real property interests valued over $1 million. The fee revenue would be deposited into the city or town's affordable housing trust fund, or the statewide Affordable Housing Trust Fund if the municipality does not have such a fund. The bill outlines various exemptions from the fee, such as transfers to government entities, charitable organizations, and certain family members. It also provides for the collection and enforcement of the fee, including interest and penalties for non-payment. The fee would have a 5-year duration and could be extended, decreased, or eliminated by a vote of the city or town's legislative body.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (17)

Mike Connolly (D), Julian Cyr (D), Mindy Domb (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Carlos González (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Liz Miranda (D), Denise Provost (D), Maria Robinson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Chynah Tyler (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5040 (on 10/15/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2457

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2457
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2457.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1263	To promote affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
H1393	Relative to prison mitigation	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1792	Authorizing cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared emergencies	Accompanied a new draft, see H4289	Similar To
H1826	Relative to assessor certificates	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading	Similar To
H2275	Relative to residency	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H254	Regulating lottery funding	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2668	Relative to the enhanced disposition of surplus motor vehicles owned by the commonwealth or authorities established by the state	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H290	Returning liquor license control to municipalities	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2961	Allowing cities and towns the authority to issue temporary parking identification placards to the temporarily disabled	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H341	Relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	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
H5040	Study Order - Property Taxes	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S216	Relative to promoting local economic development	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
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

H1393

Relative to prison mitigation

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1792

Authorizing cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared emergencies

Accompanied a new draft, see H4289

Similar To

H1826

Relative to assessor certificates

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

Similar To

H2275

Relative to residency

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H254

Regulating lottery funding

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2668

Relative to the enhanced disposition of surplus motor vehicles owned by the commonwealth or authorities established by the state

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

H290

Returning liquor license control to municipalities

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2961

Allowing cities and towns the authority to issue temporary parking identification placards to the temporarily disabled

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

H341

Relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

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

H5040

Study Order - Property Taxes

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S216

Relative to promoting local economic development

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

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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