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H4842 • 2025

An Act to clarify the organization of the Lexington Housing Assistance Board

An Act to clarify the organization of the Lexington Housing Assistance Board

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Sponsor
Michelle L. Ciccolo
Last action
2026-05-11
Official status
Enacted and laid before the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on what happens to LexHAB's duties upon dissolution, only about property and assets transfer.

Clarifying Lexington Housing Assistance Board's Structure

This act changes how the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Inc., or LexHAB, operates and specifies what happens to its assets if it dissolves.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the way LexHAB is set up as an independent nonprofit corporation.
  • Specifies that if LexHAB stops operating, all of its property and money will go directly to the town of Lexington or another approved non-profit organization without needing extra steps.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Inc. (LexHAB)
  • The town of Lexington

Terms To Know

501(c)(3) organization
A type of non-profit group that is allowed to receive tax-deductible donations and does not pay taxes.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify when it will take effect.
  • It only affects the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Inc. (LexHAB) and related entities in Lexington.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-11 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-05-11 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  3. 2026-05-07 Senate

    Taken out of the Notice Section of the Calendar

  4. 2026-05-07 Senate

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

  5. 2026-04-30 Senate

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  6. 2026-04-27 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  7. 2026-03-23 House

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

  8. 2026-03-23 House

    Rules suspended

  9. 2026-03-23 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  10. 2026-03-12 House

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

  11. 2026-01-06 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 01/06/2026 from 12:00 PM-12:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  12. 2025-12-18 Senate

    Senate concurred

  13. 2025-12-15 House

    Referred to the committee on Housing

Official Summary Text

An Act to clarify the organization of the Lexington Housing Assistance Board
By Representative Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4842) of Michelle L. Ciccolo and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) relative to the organization of the Lexington Housing Assistance Board. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4842

SECTION 1: Chapter 192 of the Acts of 2024 shall be amended by: a. replacing Section 1 thereof with the following: "There is hereby established an independent, nonprofit housing corporation to be known as the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Inc. or "LexHAB" which shall be organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes described in section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended." b. replacing Section 11 thereof with the following: "In the event that the board shall be dissolved in accordance with law at any time, all property and interests therein, assets, and rights of said board existing at such time shall be transferred to the town of Lexington, or to a qualified non-profit housing development corporation described in section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and designated by the town of Lexington, which property and assets shall be used exclusively for charitable purposes described in section 501(c)(3) of said Internal Revenue Code; and title to all such property and all such rights shall vest in the town of Lexington automatically without the need for further action or instrument, and the town of Lexington shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, and acting by and through its Select Board, assume, hold and exercise the powers and duties of said board set forth herein with respect to such property and rights so transferred to said town."

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