MA H128

Bill

Relative to smart growth housing production

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
07/27/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to smart growth housing production. Community Development and Small Businesses.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 3 of Chapter 40R of the Massachusetts General Laws to allow for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a smart growth zoning district or starter home zoning district ordinance or by-law by a simple majority vote of the town council, city council, or town meeting, rather than a two-thirds majority vote as previously required. This change is intended to facilitate the development of smart growth and starter home housing projects in the state.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (21)

Kevin Honan (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), Christine Barber (D), Linda Campbell (D), Gerry Cassidy (D), Nick Collins (D), Mike Day (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Linda Forry (D), Colleen Garry (D), Paul Heroux (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Leonard Mirra (R), Frank Moran (D), Jeffrey Sánchez (D), Tom Stanley (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Read second and ordered to a third reading (on 08/03/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H128

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H128
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H128.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3010	Promoting workforce housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	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
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
H4740	Production and Manufactured Housing	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H662	Authorizing certain cities and towns to use the Community Preservation Fund for market rate housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4740	Similar To
H675	Financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents	Accompanied a new draft, see H3925	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
S1611	Expanding the Brownfields tax credit to encourage affordable housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H3851	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	Similar To
S2373	Relative to manufactured housing communities	No further action taken	Similar To
S731	Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	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
S94	Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy	Accompanied a study order, see S2361	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3010

Promoting workforce housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4791

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

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

H4740

Production and Manufactured Housing

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H662

Authorizing certain cities and towns to use the Community Preservation Fund for market rate housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4740

Similar To

H675

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

Accompanied a new draft, see H3925

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

S1611

Expanding the Brownfields tax credit to encourage affordable housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H3851

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

Similar To

S2373

Relative to manufactured housing communities

No further action taken

Similar To

S731

Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

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

S94

Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy

Accompanied a study order, see S2361

Similar To

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