MA H3845

Bill

MA H3845

Relative to housing production

Introduced
07/27/2017

In Committee
07/27/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to housing production

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote housing production and economic growth in Massachusetts. Key provisions include: 1. Establishing a housing and economic growth cabinet to coordinate data collection, analysis, and policy across state agencies. 2. Creating a community-scale housing development demonstration program to provide grants and loans for residential projects under 20 units, with affordability requirements. 3. Allowing towns to enter into agreements with neighboring towns to establish regional planning, zoning, and other boards. 4. Requiring cities and towns to zone for multi-family housing by-right, with minimum density standards, and allowing accessory dwelling units. 5. Mandating towns adopt open space residential development zoning within two years. 6. Adjusting voting requirements for zoning changes in certain cases where towns have not met housing production goals. The bill also includes provisions related to school cost reimbursement, property tax assessment, and reporting requirements on fiscal impacts and redevelopment opportunities. Overall, the goal is to facilitate more housing production, particularly multi-family and affordable units, through changes to local zoning and state oversight.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3845

(14 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3845
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3845.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H4981	Relative to local housing authority board member elections	No further action taken	Similar To
H651	Relative to procedures of the housing appeals committee	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
H673	Relative to housing production	Accompanied a new draft, see H3845	Replaces
H703	Relative to housing types considered affordable under Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
H704	To amend Section 21, Chapter 40B of the General Laws relative to Regional Planning	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
H978	Relative to the geographical jurisdiction of the Housing Court Department	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	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
S2344	Relative to manufactured housing communities	Reprinted as amended, see S2373	Similar To
S94	Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy	Accompanied a study order, see S2361	Similar To

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