HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1541 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1273
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Susan Williams Gifford
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act creating a commission to study the definition of affordable housing.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/9/2019 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 1/22/2019 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/23/2019 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 1/22/2019 |
Lenny Mirra | 2nd Essex | 1/23/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 1/24/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/22/2019 |
Brian W. Murray | 10th Worcester | 1/22/2019 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 1/22/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/28/2019 |
Thomas P. Walsh | 12th Essex | 1/30/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1541 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1273
By Ms. Gifford of Wareham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1273) of Susan Williams Gifford and others for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study the definition of affordable housing. Housing. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act creating a commission to study the definition of affordable housing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there is hereby established a special commission to review the definition of low or moderate income housing, as currently defined in section 20 of chapter 40B of the General Laws. The commission shall, but not be limited to, evaluating the effects of including mobile homes and group homes, manufactured homes, in-law apartments and any first time home buyers participating in any state or federal assistance program in said definition.
(b) The commission shall consist of 8 members: 2 members of the senate, one to be appointed by the senate president and one to be appointed by the minority leader; 2 members of the house of representatives, one to be appointed by the speaker and one to be appointed by the minority leader; the secretary of housing and economic development, or a designee; the undersecretary of the department of housing and community development, or a designee; a representative from the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials; and a representative from MassHousing.
(c) The commission shall submit its report and findings, along with any legislative recommendations, to the joint committee on housing and the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives no later than six months following passage of this act.