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H1548 • 2025

An Act relative to the state’s requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory (SHI)

An Act relative to the state’s requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory (SHI)

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Sponsor
Joseph D. McKenna
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5352 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to the state’s requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory (SHI)

An Act relative to the state’s requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory (SHI) By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the state’s requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory (SHI) By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1548) of Joseph D.
  • McKenna relative to the requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory.
  • Housing.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5352 (under House Rule 27)

  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

  7. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the state’s requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory (SHI)
By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1548) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to the requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory. Housing.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1548

Chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof:

Section X, For the purposes of calculating whether Subsidized Housing Inventory Eligible Housing exists in the city or town on sites comprising more than 1-½ % of the total land area zoned for residential, commercial, or industrial use, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 40B, Sections 20-23, as further defined under 760 CMR 56.03(3)(b) the following categories shall by considered and shall not be counted towards the city or town's total land area:

a. total land area under M.G.L. c. 61A

b. total land area under M.G.L c. 61B

c. total land area consisting of all farmland with perpetual deed restrictions

d. total land area consisting of private cemeteries

e. total land area pertaining to all underground and above ground utilities including regional gas lines

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