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H4289 • 2025

An Act facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham

An Act facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham

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Sponsor
Luddy, Hadley
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham

An Act facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham By Representative Luddy of Orleans and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham By Representative Luddy of Orleans and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4289) of Hadley Luddy (by vote of the town) relative to the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham.
  • Housing.
  • [Local Approval Received.] Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 House

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

  2. 2026-02-05 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-02-05 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-01-12 House

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

  5. 2025-11-10 Joint

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

  6. 2025-07-21 Senate

    Senate concurred

  7. 2025-07-16 House

    Referred to the committee on Housing

Official Summary Text

An Act facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham
By Representative Luddy of Orleans and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4289) of Hadley Luddy (by vote of the town) relative to the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4289

Section 1: Notwithstanding the definition of “moderate income housing” set forth in the fifteenth paragraph of section 2 of chapter 44B of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Town of Chatham, upon recommendation of its community preservation committee, may appropriate and expend community preservation funds for purposes of community housing for those persons and families whose annual income is less than 200 per cent of the area-wide median income.

Section 2: This act shall take effect upon passage.

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