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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 3056: An Act enabling a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3056 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act enabling a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing. It lists 32 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 29, 2026): Reporting date extended to Monday, January 4, 2027.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representatives Connolly of Cambridge and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3056) of Mike Connolly, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and others for legislation to support affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions. Revenue.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 32

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James Arena-DeRosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Middlesex
Christine BarberCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34th Middlesex
Hannah BowenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Essex
Simon CataldoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Middlesex
Nick CollinsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Suffolk
Mike ConnollyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26th Middlesex
Manny CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Essex
Leigh DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Berkshire
Marjorie DeckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25th Middlesex
Mindy DombCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Hampshire
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Lisa FieldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Bristol
Carmine GentileCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Middlesex
Homar GomezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Hampshire
Jim HawkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Bristol
Natalie HigginsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Worcester
Russell HolmesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Suffolk
Tara HongCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18th Middlesex
Vanna HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Middlesex
Mary KeefeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Worcester
David LeBoeufCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17th Worcester
Hadley LuddyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Barnstable
Thomas MoakleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Sam MontañoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Suffolk
John MoranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9th Suffolk
Steve OwensCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29th Middlesex
Lindsay SabadosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Hampshire
Amy SangioloCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Middlesex
Dan SenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37th Middlesex
Josh TarskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Norfolk
Erika UyterhoevenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27th Middlesex
Chris WorrellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5th Suffolk

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reporting date extended to Monday, January 4, 2027
  2. Reporting date extended to Friday, June 26, 2026
  3. Reporting date extended to Friday, February 20, 2026
  4. Hearing scheduled for 09/09/2025 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
  5. Senate concurred
  6. Referred to the committee on Revenue

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source