HB879: Affordable dwelling unit ordinances; may establish requirement that prices for resale be controlled.

Chief Patron

Manoli Loupassi (R-68)
Served: 2008–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

04/02/2008: signed by governor

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01/08/2008 Committee
01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086998606
01/08/2008 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/25/2008 Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns
01/25/2008 Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/28/2008 Assigned GL sub: Housing
02/08/2008 Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2008 Committee substitute printed 081872606-H1
02/09/2008 Read first time
02/11/2008 Read second time
02/11/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 081872606-H1
02/11/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB879H1
02/12/2008 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/12/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2008 Communicated to Senate
02/13/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/13/2008 Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/19/2008 Reported from Local Government with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2008 Read third time
02/22/2008 Reading of amendment waived
02/22/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
02/22/2008 Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/22/2008 Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2008 Placed on Calendar
02/26/2008 Passed by for the day
02/27/2008 Senate amendment rejected by House (36-Y 60-N)
02/27/2008 VOTE: --- REJECTED (36-Y 60-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2008 Passed by for the day
03/03/2008 Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2008 Senate requested conference committee
03/04/2008 House acceded to request
03/04/2008 Conferees appointed by House
03/04/2008 Delegates: Loupassi, Suit, McClellan
03/05/2008 Conferees appointed by Senate
03/05/2008 Senators: Herring, Locke, Stuart
03/07/2008 Passed by temporarily
03/07/2008 Reading of conference report waived
03/07/2008 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2008 Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 0-N)
03/07/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (89-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/24/2008 Enrolled
03/24/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB879ER)
03/24/2008 Signed by Speaker
03/26/2008 Signed by President
04/02/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 790 (effective 7/1/08)

Summary

Affordable dwelling unit ordinances. Provides that a locality establishing an affordable housing dwelling unit program in any ordinance may establish a requirement that the prices for resales and rerentals be controlled by the local housing authority or local governing body or designee for a period of not less than 15 years after the initial sale or rental transaction for each affordable dwelling unit, provided that the ordinance further provides for reasonable rules and regulations to implement a price control provision. Under current law, the prices for resales and rerentals may be controlled by the local housing authority or local governing body or designee for a period of 50 years after the initial sale or rental transaction for each affordable dwelling unit.

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