HB878
Affordable housing; purchase of development rights.
Summary
As Introduced. Purchase of development rights for affordable housing.
Permits any local government to purchase development rights or accept the donation of development rights in an effort to preserve and provide affordable housing. The bill grants local governments the powers necessary to carry out the purchase of such development rights. The bill prohibits the conversion or diversion of such ... (More) affordable housing once the development rights are purchased unless the local government determines that such diversion is essential to the development and growth of the locality and in accordance with the locality's comprehensive plan. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104341D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/23/2024 - House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/25/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2024 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/2024 - House: Read first time
- 01/31/2024 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (85-Y 15-N)
- 02/01/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (85-Y 15-N)
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/20/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to General Laws and Technology
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Continued to 2025 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
