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Economic Development Bill: House–Senate Housing Comparison
The Massachusetts House and Senate have now passed separate versions of the 2026 Economic Development Bill, sending...
Federal Proposal Seeks to Roll Back Anti-Redlining Standards
Under a 1977 law called the Community Reinvestment Act...
Governor Healey Signs FY2027 Budget Without Changes
Governor Maura Healey signed the FY2027 budget this week,...
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CHAPA Submits Comments to Econ Dev Conference Committee
On Thursday, CHAPA submitted a letter to the six members of the 2026 Economic Development Bill Conference Committee, outlining top housing priorities in the legislation. This bill includes several policy and funding opportunities to address Massachusetts' housing...
Economic Development Bill: House–Senate Housing Comparison
The Massachusetts House and Senate have now passed separate versions of the 2026 Economic Development Bill, sending those versions to a Conference Committee that will negotiate a single, final Bill. Each version of the Bill currently before the Conference Committee...
Economic Development Bill Heads to Conference Committee with Major Housing Policies
The Massachusetts House and Senate have each now passed their own version of the 2026 Economic Development Bill, sending it to a conference committee that will negotiate a single, final version. With formal sessions wrapping up this month, this is one of the last...
Federal Proposal Seeks to Roll Back Anti-Redlining Standards
Under a 1977 law called the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”), federal regulators must regularly grade FDIC-insured banks on their efforts to invest in low-income neighborhoods within their service areas. The CRA also requires regulators to consider these grades when...
Senate Passes Economic Development Bill, Includes Major Housing Policies
On Thursday night, the Massachusetts Senate passed SB3178, the 2026 Economic Development Bill. This legislation, like the House version of the same bill, included significant housing policies designed to help Massachusetts create the homes we need to thrive. CHAPA is...
Senate Takes Up Major Housing Policy in Economic Development Bill
Today, the Massachusetts Senate will begin debate on its economic development bill, S.3178. This legislation includes policies that will help create the homes Massachusetts needs to thrive and is one of the last major bills expected to pass before the legislative...
Senate Ways and Means moves forward important housing policies
On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means released a $325 million economic development bill that included several policies that would make it easier to build the homes Massachusetts needs. These policies include: Enabling duplexes to be built as of...
Governor Healey Signs FY2027 Budget Without Changes
Governor Maura Healey signed the FY2027 budget this week, approving the version the Legislature sent to her desk without any vetoes. CHAPA advocated for that outcome to preserve key housing priorities contained in the $63.4 billion appropriations package. And we thank...
Major Housing Policy Wins in the House Economic Development Bill
The Massachusetts House has passed its 2026 economic development bill (H.5562), building on legislation Governor Healey originally filed as “Mass Wins.” CHAPA is thrilled that the bill contains several of its priority housing policies for this session, including Yes...
Housing Wins and Priority Amendments in the Economic Development Bill (H.5562)
The House Committee on Ways and Means has released its version of the 2026 Economic Development bill (H.5562), a $425.1 million package the House plans to take up this Wednesday. This is one of the last major bills expected to pass before the legislative session ends...