# Massachusetts H 4378: An Act relative to affordable housing trust fund of the town of West Tisbury

Massachusetts H 4378, An Act relative to affordable housing trust fund of the town of West Tisbury, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Julian Cyr (Democratic), Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-09-30 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4378
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to affordable housing trust fund of the town of West Tisbury
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-08-07
- Last action: 2026-09-30, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: Julian Cyr (Democratic), Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Housing, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (11 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More West Tisbury households qualify for housing: benefit, high. The West Tisbury Affordable Housing Trust can fund community housing for households earning up to 150% of Dukes County’s median household income. The limit uses U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development data and changes as those data are updated. This authority overrides conflicting state la…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Julian Cyr (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-12-12 | committee | Committee Favorable: Poll on H.4378 | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-09-30: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-09-21: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-09-21: Enacted (House)
- 2026-09-17: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-09-17: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-06-18: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-05-19: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-05-18: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-02-09: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-02-09: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-01-12: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-11-10: Hearing scheduled for 11/10/2025 from 12:00 PM-12:00 PM in Written Testimony Only (legislature)
- 2025-08-11: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-08-07: Referred to the committee on Housing (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-09-30: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4378.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4378.pdf)

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