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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2410 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 971
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sal N. DiDomenico
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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 reforming the housing development incentive program.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2410 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 971
By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 971) of Sal N. DiDomenico
for legislation relative to reforming the housing development incentive program. Housing.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 863 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 reforming the housing development incentive program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 40V of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "units" the following words:-
3"affordable, “(i) rental units for households whose income is not more than 50 per cent of the
4area median income as determined defined by the United States Department of Housing and
5Urban Development; or (ii) owner-occupied units for households whose income is not more than
680 per cent of the area median income. These income limits shall be in effect permanently or for
7at least 50 years.”
8 SECTION 2. Section 4 of Chapter 40V of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
9Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "market rate units", the
10following words:- "and not less than 20 per cent affordable: (A) rental units for persons whose 2 of 2
11income is not more than 50 per cent of the area median income; or (B) owner-occupied units for
12persons whose income is not more than 80 per cent of the area median income."
13 SECTION 3. Section 5 of said Chapter 40V, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is
14hereby amended by inserting after the word "rate", in both times it appears, the following words:-
15"and affordable."
16 SECTION 4. Clause (iii) of said section 5 of said chapter 40V, as appearing in the 2022
17Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “market rate units”, in line 14
18the following words:- and affordable units.
19 SECTION 5. Said section 1 of said chapter 40V, as appearing in the 2022 Official
20Edition is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Substantial rehabilitation” the
21following definition:- “Mixed income development”, a development with not more than 80 per
22cent market rate units and not less than 20 per cent affordable units.“
23 SECTION 6. Clause (iv) of subsection (a) of said section 4 of said chapter 40V, as
24appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words
25“market rate units”, in line 8, the following words:- and not less than 20 per cent affordable units.
26 SECTION 7. Section 5 of said chapter 40V, as appearing as appearing in the 2022
27Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “market rate units”, in line 4, the
28following words:- and affordable units.
29 SECTION 8. Clause (iii) of said section 5 of said chapter 40V, as appearing in the 2022
30Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “market rate units”, in line 14
31the following words:- and affordable units.