MA H3809

Bill

MA H3809

Further regulating certain affordable housing in Ipswich, Massachusetts

Introduced
05/24/2021

In Committee
07/28/2021

Crossed Over
11/22/2021

Passed
11/24/2021

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/01/2021

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

That the town of Ipswich be authorized to further regulate certain affordable housing in said town. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the town of Ipswich, Massachusetts to further regulate certain affordable housing developments, specifically the Agawam Village Apartments project. The key provisions are: 1) Construction and development activities related to the Agawam Village Apartments project are exempt from general public procurement laws, but must still comply with certain labor laws. 2) Any publicly-owned public works that service the project are subject to the competitive bidding requirements under state law if the project is funded, in part, by state or federal low-income housing tax credits, grants, loans, or tax-exempt bonds. 3) The project can be conveyed to an entity that is not owned, controlled, or managed by the Ipswich Housing Authority, as long as that entity enters into a binding contract to comply with affordable housing laws and regulations. 4) The act takes effect upon passage.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Bradford Hill (R)*, Bruce Tarr (R)*,

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 97 of the Acts of 2021 (on 12/01/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3809

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3809
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3809.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1384	To promote affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
H1389	Relative to correctional facilities and affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
H1392	Relative to establishing income reviews for residents of affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
H1393	Expanding the definition of affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
H1399	Creating a commission to study the definition of affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
H2981	To insure fair taxation of affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
H3722	Relative to the design, development, construction and operation of a senior low-income and affordable housing project located at 144 Greenmont Avenue in the town of Dracut	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4083	Relative to bidding requirements for a certain affordable housing project in the town of Brookline	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1853	Providing for climate change adaptation infrastructure and affordable housing investments in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5351	Similar To
S2025	Encouraging Public/Private Partnerships to Create Affordable Housing at Public Sites	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	Similar To
S868	Empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5351	Similar To
S873	Relative to attainable housing in seasonal communities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S882	Relative to affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
S895	To update Chapter 40B to support the creation of affordable housing while strengthening local oversight	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1384

To promote affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

H1389

Relative to correctional facilities and affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

H1392

Relative to establishing income reviews for residents of affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

H1393

Expanding the definition of affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

H1399

Creating a commission to study the definition of affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

H2981

To insure fair taxation of affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5247

Similar To

H3722

Relative to the design, development, construction and operation of a senior low-income and affordable housing project located at 144 Greenmont Avenue in the town of Dracut

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4083

Relative to bidding requirements for a certain affordable housing project in the town of Brookline

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1853

Providing for climate change adaptation infrastructure and affordable housing investments in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5351

Similar To

S2025

Encouraging Public/Private Partnerships to Create Affordable Housing at Public Sites

Accompanied a study order, see S2681

Similar To

S868

Empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5351

Similar To

S873

Relative to attainable housing in seasonal communities

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

Similar To

S882

Relative to affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

S895

To update Chapter 40B to support the creation of affordable housing while strengthening local oversight

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

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