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MA H3921
Bill
Status
3/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christine Barber
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AI Summary
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Expands the Somerville Affordable Housing Trust to fund housing-related social service programs including landlord-tenant mediation, legal services for tenants, case management, homelessness prevention, and housing counseling
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Authorizes the trust to fund start-up costs for new affordable housing production initiatives
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Removes the requirement that funded social service programs be tied to physical housing assets or add units to the city's affordable housing stock
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Filed as a local petition with approval from Somerville's mayor and city council
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
3/12/2026