MA S753

Bill

Relative to affordable housing near areas of critical concern

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to affordable housing near areas of critical concern. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40B to prohibit the issuance of comprehensive permits for affordable housing developments in areas designated by the Commonwealth as areas of conservation concern, core habitat, or critical natural landscape. Specifically, the bill adds language to Section 21 of Chapter 40B to prevent the board of appeals from issuing such permits in these designated areas, and it adds language to Section 23 of Chapter 40B to specify that affordable housing developments must not be located on these designated lands.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2404 (on 04/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S753

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S753
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S753.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3015	Relative to affordable housing in the town of West Boylston	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	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
H660	Expanding the definition of affordable housing to include manufactured homes	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
H703	Relative to housing types considered affordable under Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
S1611	Expanding the Brownfields tax credit to encourage affordable housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H3851	Similar To
S2404	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Housing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to 40B	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S731	Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To
S737	Relative to the oversight of affordable housing developments	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To
S738	Relative to 40B use restrictions	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To
S744	Relative to expanding the eligibility of households for inclusion in a municipality’s affordable housing inventory	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To
S91	Relative to 40B projects built near historical housing	Accompanied a study order, see S2360	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3015

Relative to affordable housing in the town of West Boylston

Accompanied a study order, see H4791

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

H660

Expanding the definition of affordable housing to include manufactured homes

Accompanied a study order, see H4791

Similar To

H703

Relative to housing types considered affordable under Chapter 40B

Accompanied a study order, see H4791

Similar To

S1611

Expanding the Brownfields tax credit to encourage affordable housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H3851

Similar To

S2404

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Housing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to 40B

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S731

Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

Similar To

S737

Relative to the oversight of affordable housing developments

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

Similar To

S738

Relative to 40B use restrictions

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

Similar To

S744

Relative to expanding the eligibility of households for inclusion in a municipality’s affordable housing inventory

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

Similar To

S91

Relative to 40B projects built near historical housing

Accompanied a study order, see S2360

Similar To

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