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H3921 • 2025

An Act further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville

An Act further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville

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Sponsor
Christine P. Barber
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
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An Act further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville

An Act further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3921) of Christine P.
  • Barber (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to further regulate the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville.
  • 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. 2026-03-23 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2026-03-23 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-03-23 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-03-12 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2026-01-15 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  6. 2025-11-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/10/2025 from 12:00 PM-12:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  7. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Senate concurred

  8. 2025-03-20 House

    Referred to the committee on Housing

Official Summary Text

An Act further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville
By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3921) of Christine P. Barber (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to further regulate the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3921

SECTION 1. In addition to those powers conferred by G. L. c. 44, section 55 ( C ) (a), the purpose of the Somerville Affordable Housing Trust is 1) to fund housing related social service programs, including but not limited to, landlord-tenant mediation, legal services for tenants, case management, homelessness prevention, and housing counseling, and 2) to fund start-up costs for new affordable housing production initiatives. For the purpose of this section, such social service programs do not need to be associated with a physical asset consisting of housing for income eligible households, nor do such social services programs need to add a housing unit to the municipality’s affordable housing stock.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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