2021-2022 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
S868: Empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing
Legislative Summary
For legislation to empower cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing. Housing.
Bill History
3/29/2021
Referred to the Joint Committee on Housing
Senate
3/29/2021
House concurred
House of Representatives
10/18/2021
Hearing scheduled for 10/26/2021 from 11:00 AM-03:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
Joint Conference
2/7/2022
Reporting date extended to Monday May 9, 2022, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
3/24/2022
Senate concurred
Senate
5/12/2022
Reporting date extended to Wednesday June 15, 2022, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
5/16/2022
Senate concurred
Senate
6/16/2022
Discharged to the Joint Committee on Revenue
Senate
6/21/2022
House concurred
House of Representatives
10/13/2022
Accompanied a study order, see H5351
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/29/2021)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 19
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor

Joanne Comerford
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (19)
Jason Lewis
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Michael Barrett
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Mindy Domb
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
Adam Hinds
Democrat
Mary Keefe
Democrat
Elizabeth Malia
Democrat
Salvatore DiDomenico
Democrat
Maria Robinson
Democrat
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent
Patricia Jehlen
Democrat
Julian Cyr
Democrat
Harriette Chandler
Democrat
Mike Connolly
Democrat
Rebecca Rausch
Democrat
Cindy Friedman
Democrat
Joan Lovely
Democrat