# Massachusetts H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions

Massachusetts H 3909, An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Hadley Luddy (Democratic), Julian Cyr (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-10-21 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 251 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 3909
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-17
- Last action: 2026-10-21, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 251 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: Hadley Luddy (Democratic), Julian Cyr (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Housing, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (10 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Provincetown adds year-round home rules: mixed, low. The Provincetown housing trust can acquire restrictions for rental or owner-occupied homes, and other town boards or agencies need Select Board approval first. The restrictions can require residents to use a home as their primary residence for at least 11 months in any 12-month period, or otherwise…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Hadley Luddy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Julian Cyr (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | committee | Committee Favorable: Poll on H.3909 | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-10-21: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 251 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-10-13: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-10-13: Enacted (House)
- 2026-10-08: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-10-08: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-06-11: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-03-26: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-03-26: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-03-26: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-03-12: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-01-15: Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (House)
- 2025-11-10: Hearing scheduled for 11/10/2025 from 12:00 PM-12:00 PM in Written Testimony Only (legislature)
- 2025-04-10: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to the committee on Housing (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 251 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-10-21: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3909.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 251 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3909.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194 (as of 2026-11-04).