An Act relative to public housing determination for veterans
This bill modifies Massachusetts public housing rules to exclude certain veteran benefits from rent calculations. Specifically, it directs housing authorities to ignore income derived from Chapter 115 benefits, such as VA disability compensation, when determining how much a veteran or their spouse must pay in rent. The change aims to ensure that these specific government benefits do not count as income for the purpose of setting housing assistance payments. It directly affects veterans and their spouses who receive these benefits and live in Massachusetts public housing.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Sep 9, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Jul 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Jul 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment (changing reporting date to Wednesday July 31, 2024) adopted, pending concurrence
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Housing
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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