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Updated version of the chart following the full budget process:
https://tinyurl.com/fy25-ea-supp 		Link to House Ways and Means budget proposal: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H57Full list of amendments: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H57/Amendments/House
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Amendment NameAmendment Number and LinkAmendment SponsorAmendment SummaryAmendment LanguageOutcome
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Removing limits on shelter accessAmendment #38: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/GetAmendmentContent/194/H57/38/House/Preview Representative UyterhoevenThis amendment would remove language to:
• Limit initial shelter stays to 6 months, instead of 9 months
• Eliminate the existing process of allowing families to receive up to two 90-day extensions before seeking approval for an additional extension by the EOHLC Secretary
• Eliminate the legislatively mandated termination cap of 150 families per week and leave it up to EOHLC to limit the number of terminations

This amendment also would remove language that would limit shelter access to no more than 4,000 families at a time, down from the current cap of 7,500 families.		Ms. Uyterhoeven of Somerville moves to amend the bill by striking Sections 4 and 7.Withdrawn
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Presumptive eligibilityAmendment #32: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/GetAmendmentContent/194/H57/32/House/Preview Representative UyterhoevenThis amendment would remove language to:
• Cap the over-income grace period at 3 months instead of 6 months
• Require all household members to prove that they are citizens, legal permanent residents, or otherwise permanently residing under color of law. Currently, otherwise-eligible mixed status families are able to access shelter if at least one household member has a qualifying status. This section would allow exceptions for families in which the child has a qualifying status but the parents do not.
• Weaken requirements to place families within 20 miles of their home community by requiring the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to make their “best efforts” “to the extent practicable”
• Eliminate presumptive placement requirements that allow families to be provisionally approved for shelter for up to 30 days if they appear to be eligible based on the information EOHLC has access to on the family and all the documentation provided by the family. The language would allow case-specific waivers.
• Require each family member to prove Massachusetts residency, proving an intention to stay in Massachusetts.		Ms. Uyterhoeven of Somerville moves to amend the bill by striking Section 6.Withdrawn
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Removing the 2026 shelter capAmendment #29: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/GetAmendmentContent/194/H57/29/House/PreviewRepresentative DeckerThis amendment would remove language to limit shelter access to no more than 4,000 families at a time, down from the current cap of 7,500 families.Ms. Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill by striking out section 7.Withdrawn
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Maintaining shelter capacity in the face of housing emergency and federal uncertaintyAmendment #37: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/GetAmendmentContent/194/H57/37/House/Preview Representative ConnollyThis amendment would remove language to limit shelter access to no more than 4,000 families at a time, down from the current cap of 7,500 families.Mr. Connolly of Cambridge moves to amend the bill by striking Section 7.Withdrawn
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Improvements to HomeBASEAmendment #23: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/GetAmendmentContent/194/H57/23/House/Preview Representative BarberThis amendment would add language to increase maximum HomeBASE rehousing benefits to $50,000 over 24 months, up from the current cap of $30,000 over 24 months, and to $25,000 in subsequent years, up from the current cap of $15,000 in subsequent years.Ms. Barber of Somerville moves to amend the bill in Section 2 by adding the following language at the end thereof:-

“and provided further, that in administering funds under item 7004-0108, the executive office of housing and livable communities shall provide household assistance in an amount up to $50,000 in the first 24-month period, or a higher cap as established in line item 7004-0108, and up to $25,000, or a higher cap as established in line item 7004-0108, in subsequent 12-month periods to eligible families.”		Withdrawn
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Maintaining shelter access for children and adolescentsAmendment #27: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/GetAmendmentContent/194/H57/27/House/Preview Representative DeckerThe initial amendment would change language to ease access to time limit extension waivers for families with children under the age of 13 seeking additional time in shelter and require EOHLC to establish criteria to offer "case-specific" presumptive eligibility waivers to families with children under the age of 13.

The amendment as changed would add in the protections described above for families with children under the age of 6, instead of under the age of 13.		Initial amendment:

Ms. Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill in section 4, in subparagraph (4), in line 1, by striking out the words “upon written certification of hardship by the secretary”; and in said subparagraph, in line 3, by striking out the words “by the secretary”; and in said subparagraph in line 6, by inserting after the word “services” the words “ (ii) under the age of 13;”; and in said line of said subparagraph, by striking out the words “(ii) at” and inserting in place thereof the words “(iii) at”.

And moves to further amend the bill in section 6, in subsection (4), in line 10, by inserting after the words “domestic violence” the words “, families with a child under the age of 13,”

Amendment as changed:

Ms. Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill by striking the amendment in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Ms. Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill, in section 4, by striking out the words “or (ii) at imminent risk of harm due to domestic violence”, in line 57, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- (ii) under the age of 6; or (iii) at imminent risk of harm due to domestic violence.

And further amend the bill, in section 6, by inserting after the word “violence”, in line 121, the following words:- , families with a child under the age of 6.		Amendment adopted as changed
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Supporting families with disabilitiesAmendment #5: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/GetAmendmentContent/194/H57/5/House/PreviewRepresentative LeBoeufThis amendment would change language to ease access to time limit extension waivers for families with a household member who has a documented disability.Mr. LeBoeuf of Worcester moves to amend the bill in section 4, in line 57, by striking out the words “or (ii) at imminent risk of harm due to domestic violence” and inserting in place thereof the words “(ii) at imminent risk of harm due to domestic violence; or (iii) in a family with a family member who has a documented disability”; and also in section 6, in line 121, by inserting after the words “domestic violence” the following: “, families with a family member who has a documented disability,”.Withdrawn, but considered in conjunction with related amendment from Representative Consalvo, Amendment #24; changed version of Amendment #24 adopted on unanimous vote; language below

HOH with Disabilities

Mr. Consalvo of Boston moves to amend the bill by striking the amendment in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Mr. Consalvo of Boston moves to amend the bill, in section 4, by striking out the words “or (iii) at imminent risk of harm due to domestic violence”, inserted by Further Amendment #27, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- (iii) at imminent risk of harm due to domestic violence; or (iv) documented as having a disability.

And further amend the bill, in section 6, by inserting after the figure “6”, inserted by Further Amendment #27, the following words:- , families with a family member who has a documented disability.		,
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Protecting against the loss of shelter due to incomeAmendment #28: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/GetAmendmentContent/194/H57/28/House/Preview Representative DeckerThis amendment would change language to maintain the current 6-month grace period for families for families who increase their incomes above 200% of the federal poverty guidelines while in shelter.Ms. Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill in section 6, in subsection (1) by striking out the words “3 consecutive months” and inserting in place thereof the words “6 consecutive months”.Withdrawn
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Last updated February 7, 2025
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