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MA S970

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Salvatore DiDomenico

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Requires the executive office to create a centralized, machine-readable, screen reader-compatible database of subsidized housing data accessible to municipalities, state agencies, and regional public entities

  • Mandates reporting for new subsidized housing developments including: total units, income-restricted vs. market-rate units, income limits (80%, 50%, and 30% of area median income), affordability restriction terms and end dates, bedroom/bathroom counts, square footage, and geocoded addresses

  • Requires tracking of existing subsidized housing developments with data on total units, income-restricted units, restriction terms and end dates, and geocoded locations

  • Database must be updated at least annually for each municipality

  • Effective December 31, 2027, the requirements for existing developments would be repealed and consolidated into a single requirement covering all developments (not just "new" ones)

Legislative Description

Improving municipal access to general existing housing data

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

10/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means10/23/2025
Housing2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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