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MA H1548
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joseph McKenna
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AI Summary
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Amends Chapter 40B to change how municipalities calculate the 1.5% land area threshold for Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI) eligibility under the state's affordable housing law
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Excludes land classified under M.G.L. Chapter 61A (agricultural/horticultural land) and Chapter 61B (recreational land) from a municipality's total land area calculation
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Excludes farmland with perpetual deed restrictions and private cemeteries from the land area calculation
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Excludes land used for underground and above ground utilities, including regional gas lines, from the total land area
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Similar legislation was filed in the previous session as House Bill 1352 (2023-2024)
Legislative Description
Relative to the state’s requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory (SHI)
Last Action
Hearing rescheduled to 09/17/2025 from 09:00 AM-11:30 AM in B-1 Hearing updated to New End Time
9/17/2025