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H 3060

Courtesy Summons

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Todd Rutherford

Creates the Housing First and Housing for All Fund, funded by a new gross receipts tax, to prevent homelessness and expand affordable housing statewide.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Bill Summary · H 3060

Summary — H 3060 (House Docket No. 4205) — “An Act facilitating housing for all”

Note on source documents: the materials provided include two different measures combined in one file (a Massachusetts bill establishing a housing fund and a separate South Carolina “courtesy summons” statutory amendment). This summary addresses the Massachusetts bill reflected in House Docket No. 4205 / H 3060 (the “Housing First and Housing for All” measure). Consult the official legislative docket for authoritative text and status.

Main purpose and intent

H 3060 would create a dedicated statewide fund — the Housing First and Housing for All Fund — financed by revenues collected under a new gross receipts tax (created under a proposed Chapter 63E). The Fund is intended to prevent and reduce homelessness, expand access to quality affordable housing, and support programs to move people into stable housing.

Key provisions and changes

  • Establishes the Housing First and Housing for All Fund (Chapter 10, new §35TTT):
    • The Fund receives all revenues (taxes, penalties, interest, fees) collected under Chapter 63E (the proposed gross receipts tax).
    • The State Treasurer is custodian; interest and earnings credited to the Fund; balances carry forward annually.
    • All Fund amounts are separate and subject to appropriation.
  • Permitted uses (exclusive) of Fund monies:
    • Administration/oversight of the gross receipts tax, Fund administration, and annual reporting (capped at 3% of gross receipts tax revenue annually).
    • Refunds of overpayments, with related penalties/interest/fees.
    • Homelessness prevention and reduction; elimination of barriers to affordable housing via a wide range of programs, including:
    • Housing First programs and wraparound services for people experiencing homelessness (including those with behavioral health or substance use needs).
    • Assistance removing documentation/ID barriers to housing.
    • Rental subsidies (short- and long-term), expansion of rental voucher programs.
    • Construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, lease and operation of emergency, short-term, and permanent housing.
    • On-site supportive services, mental and behavioral health services, and facilities for such services.
    • Protections for extremely and very low-income households (seniors, veterans, persons with disabilities).
    • Financial, utility, rental assistance, debt relief tied to COVID-19 emergency debts, eviction legal services (including right to counsel), housing search assistance, small landlord technical assistance, case management, mediation.
    • Support for community land trusts, publicly-owned/social/deed-restricted/limited-equity cooperative housing, municipal affordable housing trusts, and programs aimed at decommodifying housing (including servicing debt for capital projects).
    • Down-payment assistance and programs to increase first-time / first-generation homeownership.
  • Reporting and oversight:
    • Commissioner of Revenue must report annually (first report due Feb 15, 2027) on Fund balances, current-year revenues and next-year revenue estimates; reports filed to Executive and legislative committees.
    • State Auditor must issue an annual report beginning FY2028 on appropriations from the Fund, including the share of housing-related appropriations drawn from the Fund versus other sources, and compare non-Fund appropriations to FY2026 as a base year (adjusted for inflation). Auditor may audit any recipient of Fund appropriations.

Who or what would be affected

  • Businesses and other entities subject to the proposed Chapter 63E gross receipts tax (the text creating that tax is referenced but truncated in the provided materials) — these parties would fund the new Fund through tax payments.
  • State entities: Treasurer, Commissioner of Revenue, Secretary of Administration and Finance, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, and oversight committees.
  • Municipalities, nonprofit and for-profit housing developers, community land trusts, housing-service providers, tenants (including very-low-income and unhoused individuals), landlords receiving technical assistance, and prospective first-time homebuyers (via assistance programs).
  • Agencies and organizations that receive Fund appropriations would be subject to auditor review.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Prefiled: 12/05/2024
  • Introduced/read first time: 01/14/2025
  • Referred to Committee on Judiciary: 01/14/2025
  • Referred to Committee on Revenue: 02/27/2025
  • Senate concurred: 02/27/2025 (per provided actions)
  • Hearing scheduled: 09/15/2025 (01:00–05:00 PM in A‑2)
  • Reporting schedule: Commissioner of Revenue report due annually starting Feb 15, 2027; State Auditor report beginning FY2028.

Limitations / uncertainties in the provided text

  • The exact structure and rate of the Chapter 63E gross receipts tax — the primary funding mechanism — is referenced but the detailed provisions were truncated in the materials provided. The fiscal impact (projected revenue) therefore cannot be determined from the excerpt.
  • The file also contains unrelated South Carolina legislative language on “courtesy summons,” which is not part of this Massachusetts measure.

If you want, I can:
- Draft a short fiscal-impact checklist of the missing tax details needed to estimate revenue,
- Produce a one‑page explainer for affected stakeholders (businesses, housing providers, municipalities), or
- Check the official Massachusetts legislative website for the complete Chapter 63E language and update this summary.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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