HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1868        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1325

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Andres X. Vargas and Marjorie C. Decker

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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 to establish a task force to review housing production and equity in the Commonwealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

1/17/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/18/2019

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

1/28/2019

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

1/28/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/29/2019

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

1/29/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/29/2019

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

1/30/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/30/2019

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/30/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/30/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/1/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/31/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/31/2019

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

2/1/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/31/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1868        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1325

By Representatives Vargas of Haverhill and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1325) of Andres X. Vargas, Marjorie C. Decker and others for legislation to establish a task force (including members of the General Court) to review housing production and equity in the Commonwealth.  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 to establish a task force to review housing production and equity in the Commonwealth.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

There shall be a task force to examine and make recommendations on promoting housing production, preservation and land use planning in the commonwealth. The task force shall consist of: the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on housing, who shall serve as co-chairs; 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader; 2 members of the senate, and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader. The undersecretary of housing and community development or designee shall serve as an “ex officio” member and the task force may ask for assistance as needed from the department and the commonwealth’s quasi-public housing agencies. The chairs may, at their discretion, name additional members representing stakeholder organizations and/or consult informally with such stakeholders. 

The task force’s scope shall include, but not be limited to: housing production and preservation for a full range of incomes and of all housing types; strategies for addressing the displacement of lower income households; modernizing the commonwealth’s zoning, planning and permitting statutes; and promoting such development consistent with commonwealth’s smart growth principles and environmental goals. The task force shall file a report containing its findings and recommendations, including draft legislation necessary to carry out its recommendations, with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate, the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on housing and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than 180 days after enactment.