MA H678

Bill

Establishing an affordable housing qualification commission

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 low and moderate income housing qualifications and recertification. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to investigate and document the levels and impacts of recertification management and practices within local housing authorities, and develop a strategy and recommendations to reduce, minimize or eliminate recertification fraud. The commission will review the policies that underlie existing publicly financed and funded housing development programs and practices of low-income and moderate-income housing recertification in the Commonwealth. The commission will consist of members from the state legislature, the governor's office, and experts in low-income and moderate-income housing. The executive office of housing and economic development will provide technical support to the commission, and the commission will file a report with its recommendations for improving recertification management.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (12)

Jay Barrows (R), Nick Boldyga (R), Geoffrey Diehl (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Sheila Harrington (R), Steven Howitt (R), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Todd Smola (R), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4791 (on 07/23/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H678

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H678
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H678.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H263	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide	No further action taken	Similar To
H2656	Establishing a special commission to study the legislative process	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H311	Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	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
H4098	Resolve reviving and continuing the special commission studying cutting, welding and hot work processes regulated by the state fire code	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 2018	Similar To
H4791	40B	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H652	To promote local and regional affordable housing planning	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
S2074	Report of the Special Commission on Pension Forfeiture	Placed on file	Similar To

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