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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 293 FILED ON: 1/7/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1549 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Joseph D. McKenna |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act providing relief of 40B regulations for municipalities sheltering individuals on behalf of |
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| 13 | 13 | | DHCD. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Joseph D. McKenna18th Worcester1/7/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 293 FILED ON: 1/7/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1549 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1549) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Joseph D. McKenna relative to cities and towns sheltering individuals for certain state or federal |
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| 21 | 21 | | housing agencies. Housing. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 1353 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act providing relief of 40B regulations for municipalities sheltering individuals on behalf of |
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| 30 | 30 | | DHCD. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 Chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof:- |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3 Section X, Any municipality which is so ordered by the Federal Government or by the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4Commonwealth through the Department of Housing and Economic Development, the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5Department of Housing, or any other state or federal agency to provide an emergency shelter site |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6for homeless populations greater than 10 individuals within its borders shall be granted 'safe |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7harbor' from meeting the regulations and requirements of Chapter 40B namely including the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8Commonwealth’s Subsidized Housing Inventory requirement threshold of 10%, for a period of |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9not less than 5 years |
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