MA H4461

Bill

MA H4461

Study relative to Chapter 40B housing

Introduced

In Committee

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead

Introduced Session

187th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to Chapter 40B housing

AI Summary

This bill directs the committee on Housing to conduct an investigation and study of various proposed legislation related to Chapter 40B housing, which is a Massachusetts law that allows developers to bypass local zoning regulations if a town or city has insufficient affordable housing. The committee is authorized to meet during a recess of the General Court to examine these proposals and must report its findings and any recommendations, along with draft legislation, to the Clerk of the House of Representatives by December 31, 2012.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Housing (Joint)

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2013)

Official Document

http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/House/H4461

(56 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/House/H4461
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/187/H4461
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/BillHtml/116504?generalCourtId=1

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1249	Encouraging inclusionary zoning	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1250	Promoting sustainable development in affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1251	Promoting community responsibility	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1252	Further Defining Low and Moderate income housing.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1253	Relative to low and moderate income housing.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1254	Making chapter 40B, so called, more responsive to the Commonwealth's cities and towns	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1255	Increasing affordable housing in 40B developments, so called.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1256	Providing for a moratorium on 40B, so called.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1257	Amending the definition of 'uneconomic' in chapter 40B, so called.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1258	Resolve for an investigation by a special commission relative to the restructuring of the law relative to regional planning and low and moderate income housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1259	Relative to cost certification	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1260	Relative to procedures of the housing appeals committee	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1263	Relative to low and moderate income housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1267	Relative to affordable housing units	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1270	To Encourage Housing Development	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H1273	Relative to 40B deed transfers	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H2111	Relative to accessory apartments	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H2112	Standardizing zoning appeals processes	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H2113	Resolve for an investigation by a special commission relative to the restructuring of the law relative to regional planning and low and moderate income housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H2115	To define affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H2116	Relative to low and moderate income housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H2119	Relative to affordable housing.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H2120	Relative to affordable housing and the preservation of a community's water resources	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H2127	Relative to a lottery for 40B housing residents	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H2788	To promote local and regional affordable housing planning	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H2792	Relative to housing types considered affordable under Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H3522	Relative to affordable housing in the town of Salisbury	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H358	Relative to counting manufactured homes as affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H359	Relative to Creating Affordable Housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H360	Relative to accessory apartments.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H362	Relative to the definition of low and moderate income housing.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H371	Relative to defining affordable housing under chapter 40B.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H374	Relative to housing appeals under chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H384	To exclude cities and towns that adopt a housing linkage program from certain provisions of chapter 40b	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
H387	Relative to private subdivision fees.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S1043	Empowering zoning boards of appeals	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S583	Relative to low and moderate income housing.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S588	Relative to affordable housing community planning.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S591	Relative to excess profits resulting from 40B developments	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S592	Adopting inclusionary zoning for 40B developments	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S596	Relative to affordable housing built near wetlands.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S597	Relative to subsidizing affordable housing.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S598	Relative to the oversight of affordable housing developments.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S600	Relative to affordable housing use restrictions.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S601	Relative to affordable housing built in historic districts.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S602	Relative to tracking affordable housing projects.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S603	Relative to density of affordable housing projects.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S604	Relative to 40B project definitions.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S605	Relative to affordable housing project definitions.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S606	Relative to 40B cost certification.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S609	Ensuring affordability in perpetuity	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S611	Reforming Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S615	Relative to expanding the eligibility of households for inclusion in a municipality’s affordable housing inventory.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S618	Relative to low and moderate income housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S620	Regarding the method in which a city or town may meet its low or moderate income housing requirement.	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces
S626	Providing for a moratorium on the issuance of comprehensive permits and establishing a special commission to investigate the use and effectiveness of the comprehensive permit law	Accompanied a study order, see H4461	Replaces

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1249

Encouraging inclusionary zoning