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H1510 • 2025

An Act relative to provide tenant ownership in government assisted housing

An Act relative to provide tenant ownership in government assisted housing

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Sponsor
Carlos González
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to provide tenant ownership in government assisted housing

An Act relative to provide tenant ownership in government assisted housing By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to provide tenant ownership in government assisted housing By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1510) of Carlos González for legislation to provide tenant ownership in government-assisted housing and establish diversity goals and plans prior to receiving certain tax credits.
  • Housing.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-11-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/19/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Housing

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to provide tenant ownership in government assisted housing
By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1510) of Carlos González for legislation to provide tenant ownership in government-assisted housing and establish diversity goals and plans prior to receiving certain tax credits. Housing.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1510

Chapter 186 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 31 the following section:-

Section 32. An entity taking a credit under section 6I of chapter 62, section 31H of chapter 63, section 6(q) of chapter 62 or section 38BB of chapter 63 shall establish diversity goals for its ownership to reflect the demographic population of the properties it owns.

The department of housing and community development shall promulgate regulations for implementation and enforcement of this section.

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