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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2259 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1529
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 establishing an affordable housing qualification commission.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/15/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/21/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/28/2025David K. Muradian, Jr.9th Worcester1/29/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2259 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1529
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1529) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for legislation to establish a special commission (including
members of the General Court) on affordable housing qualification. Housing.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1344 OF 2023-2024.]
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 establishing an affordable housing qualification commission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there is hereby established a
2special commission and study on low and moderate income housing qualifications and
3recertification. The commission shall investigate and document the levels and impacts of
4recertification management and practices within local housing authorities and develop a strategy
5and recommendations to reduce, minimize or eliminate recertification fraud. The commission
6shall review the policies that underlay existing publicly financed and funded housing
7development programs and practices of low income and moderate income housing recertification
8in the commonwealth. The commission shall consist of the secretary of housing and livable
9communities or a designee; 1 member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker
10of the house of representatives; 1 member of the senate appointed by the senate president; 1 2 of 2
11member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of
12representatives; 1 member of the senate appointed by the senate minority leader; and 2 members
13appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a commissioner of a local housing authority and 1
14of whom shall be an individual with expertise in low income and moderate income housing. The
15executive office of housing and economic development and its subdivisions shall provide
16technical support to the commission. The commission shall file its report, together with
17recommendations for charges to improve recertification management with the clerks of the house
18and senate, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on housing, and the house and
19senate chairs of the joint committee on municipalities and regional government not later than
20December 31, 2026.