An Act relative to the eligibility of emergency housing assistance

This bill (HD 211) changes eligibility rules for Massachusetts' emergency housing assistance program. It explicitly restricts the program to only residents of Massachusetts who are U.S. citizens, removing previous eligibility for non-citizen residents. The key mechanism is an amendment to Chapter 23B of the General Laws, adding a specific requirement that the program "shall be available only to residents... who are citizens of the United States." This directly affects non-citizen residents who previously qualified for emergency housing aid under the program.