MA H4208

Bill

MA H4208

Chapter 40B

Introduced
04/14/2016

In Committee
04/14/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Chapter 40B

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the committee on Housing to conduct an investigation and study of various House documents related to Chapter 40B, which is a Massachusetts law that allows developers to bypass local zoning regulations if a town has not met affordable housing goals. The committee is tasked with reporting its findings and any proposed legislation to the General Court by December 31, 2016.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Housing (Joint)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on House Rules (on 04/14/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4208

(31 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4208
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4208.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1079	Relative to Littleton affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1081	Relative to accessory apartments	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1082	Relative to the designation of rental housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1083	Standardizing zoning appeals processes	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1084	Relative to procedures of the housing appeals committee	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1085	Amending the definition of "uneconomic" in Chapter 40B, so called	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1086	To promote local and regional affordable housing planning	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1090	Relative to cost certification for certain housing developments	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1091	Expanding the definition of affordable housing to include manufactured homes	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1097	To define affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1102	Relative to low and moderate income housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1103	Relative to the definition of low and moderate income housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1115	Streamlining permitting for housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1116	Relative to affordable housing and the preservation of a community's water resources	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1121	Relative to a lottery for 40B housing residents	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1122	Relative to defining affordable housing under chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1124	Relative to affordable housing units	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1127	Relative to municipal relief with respect to temporary recognition of affordable housing approved by municipalities	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1128	Relative to affordable housing in the town of West Boylston	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1131	Relative to low income housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1140	To exclude cities and towns that adopt a housing linkage program from certain provisions of chapter 40b	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1142	Relative to affordable housing near areas of critical concern	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1143	Resolve concerning "An Affordable Housing Review Commission"	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1146	Relative to housing types considered affordable under Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H1147	To amend Section 21, Chapter 40B of the General Laws relative to Regional Planning	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H3432	Promoting affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4208	Replaces
H3696	To establish an apprenticeship program to ready vacant public housing apartments for occupancy	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3903	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the need for accessible homes for the elderly, returning veterans with disabilities, and families that include persons with disabilities	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
S1984	Resolve creating a commission to study ways to prevent bullying of tenants in public and subsidized multi-family housing	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 2 of the Resolves of 2016	Similar To
S2202	Relative to the development and preservation of affordable housing for persons with disabilities and the elderly.	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2383	Public housing, landlord/tenant, condominiums, expiring use, and production	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1079

Relative to Littleton affordable housing