CHAPA Priority Amendments for House Economic Development Bill (H.5007)

The following amendments to H.5007 will help us recover from the virus while also
moving forward on long-term solutions to the tremendous affordable housing challenges
we faced long before the pandemic. The legislation includes investments in production
of affordable housing through capital authorizations, homeownership opportunities,
reforms for public housing redevelopment, and more.

pdf of CHAPA priority amendments

Please call or email your State Representative TODAY to ask them to co-
sponsor CHAPA’s priority amendments in the Economic Development Bill
for affordable housing, community development, and homelessness
prevention!

You can use the following script in your message to your State Representative:

As your constituent, I ask that you please co-sponsor and support the following
amendments related to affordable housing, community development, clean energy and
homelessness prevention in the Economic Development bill. This legislation will help us
make historic investments in affordable housing and economic development for long
terms solutions to challenges we were facing long before the pandemic. We need to
adopt these amendments to help everyone have a safe, healthy, and affordable home.
Thank you!

As always, thank you for your advocacy!

• Ensures retention of basic resident protections for existing and future residents as public housing redevelopment moves forward.
• Ensures provision of technical assistance for public housing residents to allow for meaningful input into the redevelopment process.

#439 – Legalizing ADUs
Sponsored by Rep. Vargas

• Allows Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) by right on 5,000 sq. ft lots in every municipality

#78 – Zero Carbon Renovation Fund
Sponsored by Rep. Gouveia

• Establishes a Zero Carbon Renovation Fund with an allocation of $250,000,000 for providing grants to fund deep energy retrofits and zero carbon renovations

#113 – Inclusionary Zoning
Sponsored by Rep. Connolly

• Allows cities and towns to pass inclusionary zoning bylaws by a simple majority vote instead of the current super majority requirement

#48 – Flexible Funding Pool
Sponsored by Rep. Meschino

• Creates a flexible funding pool for creating supportive housing to address the medically complex needs of disabled men, women and children experiencing homelessness

#350 – Permanent Supportive Housing
Sponsored by Rep. Vargas

• $10 million for permanent supportive housing for operating and service costs necessary to support individuals and families experiencing chronic homelessness

#652 – Expanded Access to RAFT
Sponsored by Rep. Decker

• Increases RAFT emergency housing assistance funding by $250 million by allocating Budget Surplus and ARPA Funds

#238 – STASH Program
Sponsored by Rep. Peake

• $30 million for STASH program that provides first-generation homebuyers with homeownership opportunities

#176 – Local Option for Transfer Fees
Sponsored by Rep. Connolly

• Creates an enabling legislative framework allowing local towns to enact a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing

#230 – (HERO) Sustainable Climate & Housing Revenue
Sponsored by Rep. Elugardo

• Doubles the deeds excise tax on the sale of real property and dedicates the estimated $300 million in annual revenue towards affordable housing and climate sustainability

#83 – Non-Profit Board Members
Sponsored by Rep. Cahill

• Allows non-profit board members to receive up to a $500 stipend so that the voices of people with lived-experiences, who may have modest incomes or are not able to take time away from their job, can serve on the board