MA S796

Bill

Relative to 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 relative to affordable housing. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 40B of the General Laws to expand the affordable housing provisions. Specifically, it allows cities and towns that have proposed or are in the process of adopting a smart growth zoning district under Chapter 40R to avoid appeals to the housing appeals committee, and requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to educate cities and towns on the benefits and process of adopting a smart growth zoning district. The bill also clarifies when units that satisfy the requirements for inclusion on the subsidized housing index must be included on the index.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (3)

Diana Dizoglio (D), Brian Murray (D), Dean Tran (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2526 (on 02/13/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S796

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S796
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S796.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
H1272	Relative to affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4974	Similar To
H1273	Creating a commission to study the definition of affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4974	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
S2312	Relative to consolidating multiple definitions of employee	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
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
S2526	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Housing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to 40B legislation	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
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

H1272

Relative to affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4974

Similar To

H1273

Creating a commission to study the definition of affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4974

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

S2312

Relative to consolidating multiple definitions of employee

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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

S2526

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Housing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to 40B legislation

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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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