Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4410: An Act relative to funding housing and mitigating investor real estate in seasonal communities
Status: Failed, August 13, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 20, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 55C of chapter 44, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby further amended, by inserting after the word “fee,”, in line 99, the following words:- transfer fee pursuant to section 55D. SECTION 2. Said chapter 44 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 55C the following section:- Section 55D. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:- “Affidavit of transfer fee”, an affidavit signed under the pains and penalties of perjury by the settlement agent that attests to (i) the true and complete purchase or sale price of the transfer of the real property interest; (ii) the amount of the transfer fee owed or the basis, if any, upon which the transfer is exempt from the fee imposed by said transfer; (iii) the amount that the seller shall pay as required by the bylaw, ordinance or regulation; and (iv) the obligation of the settlement agent to make payment of the transfer fee to the city or town. “Affordable housing purposes” uses allowed by the municipal affordable housing trust fund, year round housing trust fund or regional affordable housing commission fund into which funds are deposited hereunder, which shall include the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of (1) affordable or attainable housing for …
Sponsors
- Hadley Luddy (D) · primary sponsor
- Julian Cyr (D, Cape and Islands)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5647 (under House Rule 27)
- : Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Housing
- : Referred to the committee on House Rules
- : Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Housing (July 31, 2026): 9 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4410?
- H4410 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to funding housing and mitigating investor real estate in seasonal communities.
- What is the status of H4410?
- Failed as of August 13, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5647 (under House Rule 27) (August 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4410?
- Hadley Luddy (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H4410?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4410
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