Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1576: An Act relative to creating a permanent affordability homeownership program
Status: Failed, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
Chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section:- Section 31. (a) for the purposes of this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:- “Executive office” shall mean The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. “Low and moderate income” shall mean persons whose income is not less than 70 percent, or more than 120 percent of the area median income as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. ''Mixed-use development'', development containing a mix of residential uses and non-residential uses, including, without limitation, commercial, institutional, industrial or other uses. “Permanently affordable” shall mean a housing unit that has an affordable housing restriction as defined in Section 31 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws which has the benefit of Section 32 of said Chapter 184 that shall be in place for not less than 99 years. “Project of appropriate size” shall mean a development project that has no less than 1 and no more than 25 housing units. (b)(1) Subject to appropriation, the executive office shall administer a program known as the permanent affordability homeownership program. The executive office shall administer the program statewide in order to aid in the development and construction of …
Sponsors
- Christopher Worrell (D) · primary sponsor
- Samantha Montaño (D)
- Lindsay Sabadosa (D, 1st Hampshire)
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
- Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex)
- Mike Connolly (D, 26th Middlesex)
- Russell Holmes (D, 6th Suffolk)
- Amy Sangiolo (D)
- James Arena-DeRosa (D)
- Hannah Bowen (D, 6th Essex)
- William MacGregor (D, 10th Suffolk)
- Natalie Higgins (D, 4th Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5352 (under House Rule 27)
- : Reporting date extended to Friday, October 31, 2025
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Housing
- : Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
Common questions
- What is H1576?
- H1576 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to creating a permanent affordability homeownership program.
- What is the status of H1576?
- Failed as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5352 (under House Rule 27) (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1576?
- Christopher Worrell (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1576?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1576
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