Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Passed House 3 D cosponsors

H 3891 — An Act to establish a surcharge on specific commercial development activities for the purpose of funding the creation of community housing

Last action — Read second and ordered to a third reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced June 15, 2021. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 32% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

By Ms. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3891) of Michelle L. Ciccolo (by vote of the town) that the town of Lexington be authorized to establish a commercial linkage fee to certain commercial construction building permits issued by said town for the purpose of affordable housing. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  2. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  3. Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  4. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  5. Rules suspended

  6. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  7. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  8. Hearing scheduled for 10/26/2021 from 11:00 AM-03:00 PM in Virtual Hearing

  9. Senate concurred

  10. Referred to the committee on Housing

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 201 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (201)

201 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

taxation housing
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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3891 do?
By Ms. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3891) of Michelle L. Ciccolo (by vote of the town) that the town of Lexington be authorized to establish a commercial linkage fee to certain commercial construction building permits issued by said town for the purpose of affordable housing. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]
Who sponsors H 3891?
H 3891 is sponsored by Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democrat), Cindy F. Friedman (Democrat), and Michael J. Barrett (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 3891?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced June 15, 2021. It now moves to the second chamber.
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