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This bill aims to promote geographic equity in state-funded housing development by making two key changes. First, it requires the executive office of housing and livable communities to ensure that scoring criteria for housing development plans effectively promote geographic equity. Second, the bill mandates comprehensive tracking and reporting of housing development investments across Massachusetts municipalities and counties from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029. The required reports will include detailed data on housing projects, such as the total number of housing units produced, unit mix, accessibility, ownership status, affordability levels, and the total state financial assistance provided. The executive office must submit two reports - an interim report by March 1, 2028, and a final report by March 1, 2035 - which will be made publicly available on their website, with the caveat that projects with fewer than three units will not have unit-level data disclosed. The goal of these provisions is to ensure a more balanced and equitable distribution of housing development resources across different regions of the state.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S958