MA H704

Bill

To amend Section 21, Chapter 40B of the General Laws relative to Regional Planning

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 applications for low or moderate income housing. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 21 of Chapter 40B of the General Laws in Massachusetts to include "parking requirements and traffic mitigation" as part of the requirements that can be imposed on applications for low or moderate-income housing developments. This change provides regional planning authorities with additional regulatory tools to address the potential impacts of such housing projects on parking and traffic in the surrounding area.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Leonard Mirra (R), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H704

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H704
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H704.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2242	Authorizing the Board of Appeals of the town of Wareham to include certain manufactured housing units in the determination of the percentage of low or moderate income housing units	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
H2246	Authorizing municipalities to protect low and moderate income tenants and units of governmentally involved housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4744	Similar To
H3019	Protecting low and moderate income tenants and expiring use housing units	Accompanied a study order, see H4744	Similar To
H3925	Financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents	New draft substituted, see H4134	Similar To
H4134	Financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents	Reported by H4536	Similar To
H4536	Financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4791	40B	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1607	Relative to application deadlines for agricultural, horticultural, or recreational land	Accompanied S1503	Similar To

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