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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4205 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3060

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mike Connolly
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act facilitating housing for all.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Mike Connolly 26th Middlesex 1/17/2025

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4205 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3060
By Representative Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3060) of
Mike Connolly for legislation to establish a homelessness prevention and reduction fund to be
funded by taxes on gross receipts of business entities. Revenue.

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2748 OF 2023-2024.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act facilitating housing for all.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:

1 SECTION 1. Chapter 10 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
2 section 35SSS the following section:-
3 Section 35TTT. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the
4 commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Housing First and Housing for All Fund,
5 hereafter referred to as the Fund. The Fund shall consist of all revenues, including all taxes,
6 penalties, interest and fees received by the commonwealth pursuant to chapter 63E. The state
7 treasurer shall be the custodian of the Fund and shall credit interest and earnings on the Fund to
8 the Fund. All amounts credited to the Fund shall be maintained separate and apart from all other
9 funds and shall be subject to appropriation. Any balance remaining in the Fund at the close of

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10 any fiscal year shall be carried forward and accumulated in the Fund to be used in future fiscal
11 years for the purposes described in subsection (b).
12 (b) Monies in the Fund shall be appropriated on an annual or supplemental basis and used
13 exclusively for the following purposes:
14 (i) The administration or oversight of the housing first and housing for all gross receipts
15 tax, hereafter referred to as the "gross receipts tax", established under chapter 63E; the
16 administration and oversight of this Fund; and the administration of the annual reports required
17 in subsection (c); provided, however, that no more than 3 per cent of total annual revenue from
18 the gross receipts tax shall be expended for such purposes annually;
19 (ii) Refunds of any overpayments of the gross receipts tax, including any related
20 penalties, interests, and fees; and
21 (iii) The prevention and reduction of homelessness and the elimination of barriers to
22 quality affordable housing, including, but not limited to, programs that:
23 (A) help adults, families, or youth who are experiencing homelessness, including but not
24 limited to people who are experiencing homelessness and have mental health conditions or are
25 struggling with substance use, to permanently exit homelessness and secure permanent housing,
26 including through Housing First Programs and wraparound services.
27 (B) ensure that unhoused persons with barriers to housing, including but not limited to a
28 lack of identification and documentation, are able to access housing;
29 (C) provide rental subsidies for both short- and long-term rentals, including an expansion
30 of the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program;

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31 (D) support the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, lease, preservation, and operation
32 of emergency, short-term and permanent housing units;
33 (E) provide onsite supportive services for formerly houseless adults, families, and youth;
34 (F) protect extremely low and very low-income households, especially households with
35 seniors, veterans or persons with disabilities;
36 (G) provide financial, utility or rental assistance, including but not limited to assistance to
37 address or cancel debts accrued during the COVID-19 state of emergency, as well as short-term
38 case management, conflict mediation, right to counsel or other legal representation in eviction
39 cases and cases in housing court, connections to public benefit agencies, housing search
40 assistance, small landlord technical assistance programs, and other support services and
41 programs relevant to ensuring guaranteed housing for all.
42 (H) provide mental and behavioral health services for unhoused individuals, including the
43 acquisition or leasing of facilities to provide such services;
44 (I) support public investments in community land trusts, publicly-owned housing, social
45 housing, deed-restricted affor