MA S1829

Bill

Relative to net-zero 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 net-zero housing. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill directs the state board of building regulations and standards to form a working group to study the feasibility of requiring the installation of solar power systems in newly-constructed housing and the feasibility of promoting "net-zero housing" - housing that consumes an amount of energy substantially equivalent to the renewable energy generated on-site. The working group, which may include representatives from various relevant industries, is required to report its findings and recommendations to the legislature by July 1, 2019.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Julian Cyr (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2569 (on 02/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1829

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1829
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1829.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
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
S2569	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to state administration and regulatory oversight issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S778	Relative to local public housing authorities	Accompanied a study order, see S2527	Similar To
S791	Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing	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
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
S815	Relative to manufactured housing communities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S817	Ensuring affordability in perpetuity	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

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

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

S2569

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to state administration and regulatory oversight issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S778

Relative to local public housing authorities

Accompanied a study order, see S2527

Similar To

S791

Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing

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

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

S815

Relative to manufactured housing communities

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

Similar To

S817

Ensuring affordability in perpetuity

Accompanied a study order, see S2526

Similar To

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