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H301 • 2025

An Act relative to industrial development finance authorities

An Act relative to industrial development finance authorities

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Sponsor
Daniel J. Hunt
Last action
2025-12-01
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H4778
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to industrial development finance authorities

An Act relative to industrial development finance authorities By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to industrial development finance authorities By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 301) of Daniel J.
  • Hunt relative to industrial development finance authorities.
  • Community Development and Small Businesses.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-12-01 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H4778

  2. 2025-06-25 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 06/26/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-06-23 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/26/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Community Development and Small Businesses

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to industrial development finance authorities
By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 301) of Daniel J. Hunt relative to industrial development finance authorities. Community Development and Small Businesses.

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Bill H.301

SECTION 1.

Clause (l) of section 1of chapter 40D of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking

out, in lines 72-73, the words “In any city or in a town subject to the provisions of clause (k) of subdivision (2) of section twelve,”.

SECTION 2. Clause (1) of section 1 of chapter 40D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the sixth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence: -

“Bonds may be issued under this chapter to finance the costs of such facilities, including such costs paid prior to the authorization of such bonds as the board of directors shall approve.”

SECTION 3.

Clause (l) of section 1 of chapter 40D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the seventh sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence: -“Rental housing, including low and/or moderate income housing as defined in section 20 of chapter 40B, or facilities rented primarily to transient guests shall be deemed an industrial enterprise within the meaning of this chapter.”

SECTION 4. Section 2 of chapter 40D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding to the end of the sixth paragraph the following sentence: “For the purpose of carrying out any project authorized by this chapter, a municipality acting by and through an industrial development financing authority or two or more contiguous municipalities acting by and through a consolidated industrial development financing authority shall have sole bond issuing authority for any project undertaken within the such municipality or consolidated municipalities".

SECTION 5. Section 9 of chapter 40D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out,

in lines 5-6, the words “Any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be secured by”, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “The authority shall determine if the bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter require the appointment of a corporate trustee, if the authority so finds, it shall then authorize the execution of”.

SECTION 6.

Section 10 of chapter 40D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 74-76, the words “including a receipt of a certificate of convenience and necessity from the Massachusetts office of business development”.

SECTION 7.

Subsection (2) of section 12of chapter 40D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph.

SECTION 8.

Subsection (2) of section 12 of chapter 40D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 18, 20, 22, the word

“MIFA”.

SECTION 9.

Subsection (2)(b) of section 12 of chapter 40D, as so appearing,is hereby amended by striking out, in line 31, the word “MIFA”.

SECTION 10.

Section 12of chapter 40D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (2)(k)..

SECTION 11. Section 12of chapter 40D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (2)(l).

SECTION 12. Section 13 of chapter 40D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “deposited”, in lines 1-2, the following words: - “as approved and directed by the authority”.

SECTION 13. Section 15 of chapter 40D, as so appearing, is hereby amended

by striking out, in lines 5, 6, 9, the word “trust” and inserting in place thereof the word “financing”.

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