MA S723

Bill

MA S723

Relative to housing production

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to housing production. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote housing production in Massachusetts. Key provisions include: 1. Establishing a community-scale housing development demonstration program to provide grants and loans for residential housing projects under 20 units. 2. Requiring municipalities to zone for multi-family housing districts with minimum density requirements, and allowing simpler majority votes to adopt or amend such zoning. 3. Requiring municipalities to allow accessory dwelling units in single-family homes, with some restrictions. 4. Creating incentives for municipalities that establish smart growth or multi-family zoning districts, including school cost reimbursements. 5. Enabling regional planning and cost-sharing agreements between contiguous municipalities. 6. Establishing a housing and economic growth cabinet to coordinate state-level data and policy related to development. 7. Requiring fiscal impact analyses and mitigation strategies for new housing. 8. Identifying and exploring options for redeveloping underutilized "greyfield" sites across the state.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (8)

Joseph Boncore (D), Mike Connolly (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Linda Forry (D), Kevin Honan (D), Barbara L'Italien (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2131 (on 07/31/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S723

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S723
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S723.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1095	Relative to smart growth multifamily housing production	Accompanied a study order, see H4590	Similar To
H1485	Relative to adopting the new market tax credits program for Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H3653	Financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents	Accompanied a new draft, see H3925	Similar To
H3693	Relative to property tax exemptions for rental properties in the town of Lincoln deed restricted as affordable housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H4004	Similar To
H3701	Amending the act authorizing affordable housing convenants in the town of Nantucket	Accompanied a study order, see H4754	Similar To
H4075	To promote housing choices	Accompanied a new draft, see H4290	Similar To
H4290	To Promote Housing Choices	No further action taken	Similar To
H4868	Similar Bills	Text of an amendment, see H4732	Similar To
H4975	Approving the town of Ashland Economic Development Funding Program authorizing the town of Ashland to establish a grant and loan fund for the purpose of creating economic development tools and activities	Accompanied a new draft, see H5014	Similar To
H4981	Relative to local housing authority board member elections	No further action taken	Similar To
H978	Relative to the geographical jurisdiction of the Housing Court Department	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1385	Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2035	To provide property tax exemptions for certain nonprofit senior housing in Boxford	Accompanied a new draft, see S2286	Similar To
S2130	Updating chapter 40R	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2131	Relative to housing production	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S731	Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To
S750	Streamlining housing permitting	Accompanied a study order, see S2406	Similar To
S752	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 S2404	Similar To
S81	Promoting housing and sustainable development	Accompanied a new draft, see H4397	Similar To
S94	Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy	Accompanied a study order, see S2361	Similar To
S948	Promoting rental housing stability	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1095

Relative to smart growth multifamily housing production

Accompanied a study order, see H4590

Similar To

H1485

Relative to adopting the new market tax credits program for Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H3653

Financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents

Accompanied a new draft, see H3925

Similar To

H3693

Relative to property tax exemptions for rental properties in the town of Lincoln deed restricted as affordable housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H4004

Similar To

H3701

Amending the act authorizing affordable housing convenants in the town of Nantucket

Accompanied a study order, see H4754

Similar To

H4075

To promote housing choices

Accompanied a new draft, see H4290

Similar To

H4290

To Promote Housing Choices

No further action taken

Similar To

H4868

Similar Bills

Text of an amendment, see H4732

Similar To

H4975

Approving the town of Ashland Economic Development Funding Program authorizing the town of Ashland to establish a grant and loan fund for the purpose of creating economic development tools and activities

Accompanied a new draft, see H5014

Similar To

H4981

Relative to local housing authority board member elections

No further action taken

Similar To

H978

Relative to the geographical jurisdiction of the Housing Court Department

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1385

Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission

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

Similar To

S2035

To provide property tax exemptions for certain nonprofit senior housing in Boxford

Accompanied a new draft, see S2286

Similar To

S2130

Updating chapter 40R

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

Similar To

S2131

Relative to housing production

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

Replaced by

S731

Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

Similar To

S750

Streamlining housing permitting

Accompanied a study order, see S2406

Similar To

S752

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 S2404

Similar To

S81

Promoting housing and sustainable development

Accompanied a new draft, see H4397

Similar To

S94

Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy

Accompanied a study order, see S2361

Similar To

S948

Promoting rental housing stability

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

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