MassVoter.com← All 2017–2018 votesSenate roll call #450 · 2017–2018 session · July 18, 2018
Relative to community benefit districts
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What they voted on
Add a proposed change (amendment) to the bill
Official wording: H.4546, Question on adoption of the amendment Eldridge Amendment #7
Official amendment title: Tenants' Rights (amendment #7, filed by Eldridge, James B.) · amendments on malegislature.gov
Who filed H.4546
Sponsor House Committee on Ways and Means
Committees often rewrite bills. The legislators who filed the original versions are listed on malegislature.gov.
Amendment rejected
Every member's vote
Voted yes (10)
- Cynthia Stone Creem First Middlesex and Norfolk · Democrat
- James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester · Democrat
- Paul R. Feeney Bristol and Norfolk · Democrat
- Kathleen O'Connor Ives First Essex · Democrat
- Patricia D. Jehlen Second Middlesex · Democrat
- Barbara A. L'Italien Second Essex and Middlesex · Democrat
- Marc R. Pacheco First Plymouth and Bristol · Democrat
- Michael J. Rodrigues First Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- Michael F. Rush Norfolk and Suffolk · Democrat
- Dean A. Tran Worcester and Middlesex · Republican
Voted no (27)
- Michael J. Barrett Third Middlesex · Democrat
- Joseph A. Boncore First Suffolk and Middlesex · Democrat
- Michael D. Brady Second Plymouth and Bristol · Democrat
- William N. Brownsberger Second Suffolk and Middlesex · Democrat
- Harriette L. Chandler First Worcester · Democrat
- Nick Collins First Suffolk · Democrat
- Brendan P. Crighton Third Essex · Democrat
- Julian Cyr Cape and Islands · Democrat
- Viriato M. deMacedo Plymouth and Barnstable · Republican
- Sal N. DiDomenico Middlesex and Suffolk · Democrat
- Ryan C. Fattman Worcester and Norfolk · Republican
- Cindy F. Friedman Fourth Middlesex · Democrat
- Anne M. Gobi Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex · Democrat
- Adam G. Hinds Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden · Democrat
- Donald F. Humason, Jr. Second Hampden and Hampshire · Republican
- John F. Keenan Norfolk and Plymouth · Democrat
- Eric P. Lesser First Hampden and Hampshire · Democrat
- Jason M. Lewis Fifth Middlesex · Democrat
- Joan B. Lovely Second Essex · Democrat
- Mark C. Montigny Second Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- Michael O. Moore Second Worcester · Democrat
- Patrick M. O'Connor Plymouth and Norfolk · Republican
- Richard J. Ross Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex · Republican
- Karen E. Spilka Second Middlesex and Norfolk · Democrat
- Bruce E. Tarr First Essex and Middlesex · Republican
- Walter F. Timilty Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- James T. Welch Hampden · Democrat
What it means
This bill creates a new state law (chapter 40X) letting property owners in a city or town form community benefit districts, run by nonprofit corporations funded by required yearly fees on participating property owners. A district can provide services such as added maintenance, security and sanitation, parks, parking, marketing, events, transit and public art. Forming one takes a petition by owners paying more than 50 per cent of the proposed yearly fees, a public hearing and a majority vote of the local governing body, and yearly fees may not exceed ½ of 1 per cent of participating properties' assessed value. Nonprofit and government property is exempt, the municipality may exempt owner-occupied homes, unpaid fees can become a lien, and owners must vote every 10 years to renew the district.
Source: official text and history of H.4546 on malegislature.gov.
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