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H1549 • 2025

An Act providing relief of 40B regulations for municipalities sheltering individuals on behalf of DHCD

An Act providing relief of 40B regulations for municipalities sheltering individuals on behalf of DHCD

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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

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act providing relief of 40B regulations for municipalities sheltering individuals on behalf of DHCD

An Act providing relief of 40B regulations for municipalities sheltering individuals on behalf of DHCD By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act providing relief of 40B regulations for municipalities sheltering individuals on behalf of DHCD By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1549) of Joseph D.
  • McKenna relative to cities and towns sheltering individuals for certain state or federal housing agencies.
  • Housing.

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  • 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. 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 providing relief of 40B regulations for municipalities sheltering individuals on behalf of DHCD
By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1549) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to cities and towns sheltering individuals for certain state or federal housing agencies. Housing.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1549

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, Any municipality which is so ordered by the Federal Government or by the Commonwealth through the Department of Housing and Economic Development, the Department of Housing, or any other state or federal agency to provide an emergency shelter site for homeless populations greater than 10 individuals within its borders shall be granted 'safe harbor' from meeting the regulations and requirements of Chapter 40B namely including the Commonwealth’s Subsidized Housing Inventory requirement threshold of 10%, for a period of not less than 5 years

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