MA H504

Bill

To provide direct investment for job creation and business expansion in rural communities

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/21/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize the Department of Housing and Economic Development to provide direct investment for job creation and business expansion in rural communities. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Economic Development to establish a rural development initiative, which will be administered by the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency. The initiative will provide technical assistance to identify and implement strategies that will spur direct investment in rural communities to create jobs and expand businesses, identify cross-sector partnerships, accelerate community engagement in actionable planning, and implement local economic development initiatives. The initiative will be developed in consultation with the Rural Policy Advisory Commission.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry

Sponsors (2)

Natalie Blais (D)*, Paul Mark (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H504

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H504
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H504.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3108	Advancing equity for rural communities receiving state grants	Accompanied a study order, see H4969	Similar To
H4548	Relative to transformative development initiatives in rural communities	No further action taken	Similar To
H527	Relative to transformative development initiatives in rural communities	Accompanied a new draft, see H4548	Similar To
S2029	Advancing equity for rural communities receiving state grants	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	Similar To
S265	Relative to the Rural Policy Advisory Commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S266	To provide direct investment for job creation and business expansion in rural communities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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