MA S861

Bill

MA S861

Relative to affirmatively furthering fair housing

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to affirmatively furthering fair housing. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to strengthen Massachusetts' commitment to affirmatively furthering fair housing. It defines "affirmatively furthering fair housing" to mean taking meaningful actions to overcome patterns of segregation, foster inclusive communities, and address disparities in housing needs and access to opportunity based on protected characteristics like race and ethnicity. The bill establishes a commission to determine how different types of public entities (e.g., municipal governments, housing authorities) can fulfill this obligation, including by specifying required actions. The bill allows individuals to bring civil lawsuits against public entities for failing to affirmatively further fair housing, and clarifies that this state-level requirement exists separately from and in addition to any federal fair housing obligations.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (7)

Joseph Boncore (D)*, Mike Barrett (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5264 (on 09/19/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S861

(25 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S861
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S861.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H137	Establishing free broadband internet access in public housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
H1419	Prohibiting level 2 and level 3 sex offenders from public housing hotels and motels	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
H1749	For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1753	Increasing fair housing protections for domestic violence survivors	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2500	Relative to access to constitutional rights	Accompanied a study order, see H5190	Similar To
H4120	Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks	Accompanied a study order, see H5219	Similar To
H4930	Expanding protections for reproductive rights	Published as amended, see H4954	Similar To
H5264	Fair housing	No further action taken	Replaced by
H865	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
S1304	Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1346	Relative to PEG access and cable related funds	No further action taken	Similar To
S1571	Relative to the disclosure of certain police reports	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S192	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied S211	Similar To
S2145	Expanding equitable access for solar energy net metering	Accompanied H4524	Similar To
S2146	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2519	To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S357	To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2749	Similar To
S484	Modernizing access and improving laws in voting	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S629	Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S765	To increase access to urgent care centers	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S806	Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S821	Ensuring students' access to academic transcripts	Accompanied a new draft, see S2746	Similar To
S870	Establishing a special commission to study racial segregation in housing and public schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S886	Enabling local options for tenant protections	Accompanied a study order, see S3069	Similar To
S908	Relative to accessory dwelling units	Accompanied H1370	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H137

Establishing free broadband internet access in public housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

H1419

Prohibiting level 2 and level 3 sex offenders from public housing hotels and motels

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

H1749

For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1753

Increasing fair housing protections for domestic violence survivors

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2500

Relative to access to constitutional rights

Accompanied a study order, see H5190

Similar To

H4120

Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks

Accompanied a study order, see H5219

Similar To

H4930

Expanding protections for reproductive rights

Published as amended, see H4954

Similar To

H5264

Fair housing

No further action taken

Replaced by

H865

Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

S1304

Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1346

Relative to PEG access and cable related funds

No further action taken

Similar To

S1571

Relative to the disclosure of certain police reports

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

Similar To

S192

To provide increased access to hearing aids

Accompanied S211

Similar To

S2145

Expanding equitable access for solar energy net metering

Accompanied H4524

Similar To

S2146

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2519

To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)

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

Similar To

S357

To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs

Accompanied a new draft, see S2749

Similar To

S484

Modernizing access and improving laws in voting

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S629

Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S765

To increase access to urgent care centers

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S806

Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S821

Ensuring students' access to academic transcripts

Accompanied a new draft, see S2746

Similar To

S870

Establishing a special commission to study racial segregation in housing and public schools

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

Similar To

S886

Enabling local options for tenant protections

Accompanied a study order, see S3069

Similar To

S908

Relative to accessory dwelling units

Accompanied H1370

Similar To

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