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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2281 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 963 |
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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 | | Brendan P. Crighton |
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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 relative to local preference in affordable housing. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Brendan P. CrightonThird Essex 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2281 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 963 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 963) of Brendan P. Crighton for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to local preference in affordable housing. Housing. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act relative to local preference in affordable housing. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 SECTION 1. The secretary of the executive office of housing and livable communities, |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2under the authority granted in section 16G.5(a) of chapter 6A of Massachusetts General Laws, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3shall promulgate regulations authorizing: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4 (a) municipalities with a population of more than 65,000 residents but less than 150,000 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5shall be permitted to prioritize no greater than seventy percent of eligible residents who currently |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6reside within their geographic boundaries for vacancies in affordable housing units for a period |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7of no less than 30 years from the date the tenancy is created, and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8 (b) this preference shall apply to all privately assisted housing and any housing subject to |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9inclusionary zoning requirements listed on the municipality’s subsidized housing inventory. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10 SECTION 2. The secretary shall ensure said regulations pursuant to this Act shall take |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11effect within sixty days of its passage. |
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