MA S857

Bill

Commissioning a study to increase regional housing production

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 to commission a study to increase regional housing production. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a commission under the Department of Housing and Community Development to research and establish regional housing production goals to meet a statewide need of at least 430,000 new housing units by 2030. The commission will work with various regional organizations and authorities to identify housing production regions, set regional goals, devise funding mechanisms, outline incentives for municipalities or regions to meet the goals, improve the permitting process, and set optimal residential development zoning codes and housing affordability standards. The commission is required to report its recommendations to the legislature within one year.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Joseph Boncore (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5276 (on 09/19/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S857

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S857
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S857.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3140	Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H4772	Merging the Shelburne Housing Authority with and into the Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority and restructuring the Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority members	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 297 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H5276	Housing matters	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1431	Resolve establishing a special commission to broaden the availability of naloxone	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1505	To conduct a public health study of synthetic drugs in the commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1706	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the effects of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2091	Establishing a special commission to investigate and study the feasibility of establishing a municipal building financing authority	Accompanied a study order, see S2620	Similar To
S2257	Relative to congestion in East Boston	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2343	Directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to install sound barriers in Quincy and Braintree	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S353	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S786	To bring down the cost of prescription drugs	Accompanied S771	Similar To
S827	Protecting students abroad	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3140

Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities

No further action taken

Similar To

H4772

Merging the Shelburne Housing Authority with and into the Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority and restructuring the Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority members

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 297 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H5276

Housing matters

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1431

Resolve establishing a special commission to broaden the availability of naloxone

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1505

To conduct a public health study of synthetic drugs in the commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1706

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the effects of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2091

Establishing a special commission to investigate and study the feasibility of establishing a municipal building financing authority

Accompanied a study order, see S2620

Similar To

S2257

Relative to congestion in East Boston

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

Similar To

S2343

Directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to install sound barriers in Quincy and Braintree

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

Similar To

S353

To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S786

To bring down the cost of prescription drugs

Accompanied S771

Similar To

S827

Protecting students abroad

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

Similar To

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