Hearing on Prohibiting Exclusionary Zoning & Transfer Fees - October 26, 2021

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October 21, 2021

Hearing on Legislation to Prohibit Discriminatory Zoning & Authorizing Transfer Fees - Tuesday, October 26, 11:00 a.m.

The Joint Committee on Housing will host a virtual hearing on fair housing legislation on Tuesday, October 26, beginning at 11:00 a.m.

This hearing includes two CHAPA legislative priorities:

  • H.1373, An Act promoting fair housing by preventing discrimination against affordable housing, & S.867, An Act promoting fair housing by preventing discrimination against affordable housing. 

    These bills would prohibit municipal and state discriminatory zoning bylaws, ordinances, and land use decisions against affordable housing and housing for families with children.
     

  • H.1377 & S.868, An Act empowering cities and towns to support affordable housing with a fee on certain real estate transactions.

    This legislation would allow cities and towns the opportunity to enact a local transfer fee on real estate transactions in order to support affordable housing.

You can help advance these bills by taking action today! You can submit written testimony to the Housing Committee or testify virtually at the hearing!

Submit Support Letter

You can submit an email or letter as written testimony in support of the bills to the Housing Committee. You can email the testimony directly to Housing Committee staff member, Luke O'Roarke at luke.oroark@mahouse.gov.

Testify Virtually

You can testify at the hearing virtually! To sign up to testify, please fill out this form by 5 p.m. on Friday, October 22.

Fact Sheets, Sample Testimony, & More Information

Questions?

Please contact Eric Shupin, CHAPA's Director of Public Policy, with any questions at eshupin@chapa.org.