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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3920 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1560
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David M. Rogers
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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 setting a housing production goal for the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/17/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex3/7/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3920 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1560
By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1560) of
David M. Rogers and Vanna Howard for legislation to set a housing production goal for the
Commonwealth. Housing.
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 setting a housing production goal for 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:
1 Chapter 23A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
2 Section 68. In order to meet the housing needs of the Commonwealth, there is hereby
3established a statewide goal of producing 400,000 new units of housing in Massachusetts by
42040. The housing production goal shall also include a goal of having 80,000 units of housing
5created by 2040 that are affordable to households earning less than 80% of the Area Median
6Income, with at least 20,000 of these affordable units for households earning less than 60 percent
7of the Area Median Income, and 20,000 supportive housing units for households earning less
8than 30% of the Area Median Income.
9 The secretary of housing and liveable communities shall report annually to the clerks of
10the house of representatives and the senate, who shall forward the report to the house of
11representatives and the senate, the chairs of the joint committee on housing, and the chairs of the
12senate and house committee on ways and means, on progress made towards meeting these 2 of 2
13housing production goals. The report shall include a breakdown of market-rate units created;
14units created that are accessible or adaptable for persons with disabilities; units created for
15persons over the age of 55; and units created by deed restricted affordable housing available to
16households earning less than 80% Area Median Income, less than 60% Area Median Income,
17less than 30% Area Median Income, and number of supportive housing units. The secretary of
18housing and livable communities shall also report annually on the number of residential
19properties purchased by foreign buyers in Massachusetts. As part of the report, the secretary of
20housing and liveable communities shall also include information on short term rentals collected
21as required by Chapter 337 of the Acts of 2020.