HB1398
Affordable housing; creates framework for localities to preserve housing.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Preservation of affordable housing; definitions; civil penalty.
Creates a framework for localities to preserve affordable housing by exercising a right of first refusal on publicly supported housing, defined in the bill. The bill authorizes localities to implement an ordinance that requires an owner to accept a right of first refusal offer by the locality or qualified designee, ... (More) defined in the bill, in order to preserve affordable housing for a period of not less than 15 years. The bill requires that any locality adopting such an ordinance to preserve affordable housing submit an annual report to the Department of Housing and Community Development by December 31. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/17/2024 - House: Presented and ordered printed 24104809D
- 01/17/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/2024 - House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/29/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1398)
- 02/01/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/01/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 8-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24106512D-H1
- 02/08/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1398H1)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/09/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106512D-H1
- 02/09/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1398H1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
- 02/12/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N)
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1398ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1398ER)
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/2024 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
