Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4842: An Act to clarify the organization of the Lexington Housing Assistance Board
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, December 15, 2025:
SECTION 1: Chapter 192 of the Acts of 2024 shall be amended by: a. replacing Section 1 thereof with the following: "There is hereby established an independent, nonprofit housing corporation to be known as the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Inc. or "LexHAB" which shall be organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes described in section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended." b. replacing Section 11 thereof with the following: "In the event that the board shall be dissolved in accordance with law at any time, all property and interests therein, assets, and rights of said board existing at such time shall be transferred to the town of Lexington, or to a qualified non-profit housing development corporation described in section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and designated by the town of Lexington, which property and assets shall be used exclusively for charitable purposes described in section 501(c)(3) of said Internal Revenue Code; and title to all such property and all such rights shall vest in the town of Lexington automatically without the need for further action or instrument, and the town of Lexington shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, and acting by and through its Select Board, assume, hold and exercise the powers and duties of …
Sponsors
- Michelle Ciccolo (D, 15th Middlesex) · primary sponsor
- Kenneth Gordon (D, 21st Middlesex)
- Cindy Friedman (D)
- Michael Barrett (D, Third Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Housing (March 6, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4842?
- H4842 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act to clarify the organization of the Lexington Housing Assistance Board.
- What is the status of H4842?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2026 (May 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4842?
- Michelle Ciccolo (D, 15th Middlesex), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H4842?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4842
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