Make your voice heard during the Housing Committee Hearing at 1:00 PM on June 25th.
This coming Wednesday, June 25th, the Joint Committee on Housing is hosting a hearing on several bills related to increasing housing production. Among those on the docket are two of AHMA’s priority bills.
- (H.1542 / S.964) – An Act to Study Single-Stair Residential Buildings.
- (H.1482 / S.969) – An Act to Establish an Accessory Dwelling Unit Trust Fund
Now is the time to make your voice heard.
We are asking all AHMA members and anyone who cares about tackling the housing crisis to sign-up today to testify either remotely or in-person in support of these bills.
If you cannot make it the day-of, you can also submit your testimony via email to meg.ribera@masenate.gov or to luke.oroark@mahouse.gov.
Resources
To support AHMA members and pro-housing advocates across the state prepare and deliver testimony, we have prepared a resource packet full of key information. It includes:
- Background information on Massachusetts’ housing shortage;
- Testimony templates for individuals and affiliate organizations; and
- Step-by-step instructions on how to sign-up to testify.
Click here to download the resource packet
Why is this important?
Public hearings are a key part of the legislative process. Every bill that is filed in the legislature must receive a public hearing, during which members of the public are encouraged to come to the State House, either in-person or remotely, and share their thoughts on the bill(s) being heard.
This is one of the few opportunities during the legislative session for members of the public to interact directly with legislators on bills they care about.