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H1518 • 2025

An Act relative to starter homes

An Act relative to starter homes

Housing
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Sponsor
Kevin G. Honan
Last action
2025-11-20
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to starter homes

An Act relative to starter homes By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to starter homes By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1518) of Kevin G.
  • Honan relative to single-family home construction.
  • Housing.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-11-20 House

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

  2. 2025-09-17 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/17/2025 from 09:00 AM-11:30 AM in B-1 Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-09-16 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/17/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1 Hearing location changed

  4. 2025-09-04 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/17/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Housing

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to starter homes
By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1518) of Kevin G. Honan relative to single-family home construction. Housing.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1518

SECTION 1.

Section 10 of chapter 40R of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 42 of chapter 358 of the acts of 2020, is hereby amended by in the first sentence of the first paragraph by striking out the words:– or starter home zoning district.

SECTION 2.

Section 10 of chapter 40R of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 43 of chapter 358 of the acts of 2020, is hereby amended in the third sentence in the second paragraph by striking out the words:– or starter home zoning district.

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