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H2295 • 2025

An Act providing for retroactive housing compliance under the MBTA Communities Act

An Act providing for retroactive housing compliance under the MBTA Communities Act

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Sponsor
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5065
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act providing for retroactive housing compliance under the MBTA Communities Act

An Act providing for retroactive housing compliance under the MBTA Communities Act By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act providing for retroactive housing compliance under the MBTA Communities Act By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2295) of Bradley H.
  • Jones, Jr.
  • and others relative to retroactive housing compliance under the MBTA Communities Act.

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. 2026-02-12 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5065

  2. 2025-07-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-07-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:15 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-07-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2025-07-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act providing for retroactive housing compliance under the MBTA Communities Act
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2295) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to retroactive housing compliance under the MBTA Communities Act. Municipalities and Regional Government.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2295

Subsection (c) of section 3A of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: -

; provided that said guidelines shall include criteria requiring that the total net units of housing created by qualifying construction projects completed within the past 3 years since the effective date of this section be taken into consideration when determining if an MBTA community is in compliance.

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