HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4881 FILED ON: 7/2/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4288
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Hadley Luddy and Julian Cyr
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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 relative to the inclusion of commercial fishermen as a designated vocation for affordable and attainable housing preference in the town of Chatham under Section 32, Seasonal Communities, Subsection (d), of the Affordable Homes Act.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Hadley Luddy | 4th Barnstable | 7/2/2025 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4881 FILED ON: 7/2/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4288
By Representative Luddy of Orleans and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4288) of Hadley Luddy (by vote of the town) relative to the inclusion of commercial fishermen as a designated vocation for affordable and attainable housing preference in the town of Chatham. Housing. [Local Approval Received.] |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to the inclusion of commercial fishermen as a designated vocation for affordable and attainable housing preference in the town of Chatham under Section 32, Seasonal Communities, Subsection (d), of the Affordable Homes Act.
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. Notwithstanding the purposes for which funds may be expended for the creation of affordable and attainable housing, and the preferences given to certain vocations for affordable and attainable housing as set forth in MGL Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2024, Affordable Homes Act, Section 32, Seasonal Communities, Subsection (d), the Town of Chatham may expend funds designated for the acquisition, creation and preservation of year-round affordable and attainable housing for individuals who, by vocation, are Commercial Fishermen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.