MA S156

Bill

MA S156

Protecting the rights of assisted living residents

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
04/04/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect the rights of assisted living residents. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill aims to protect the rights of assisted living residents in Massachusetts. It amends the state's assisted living laws to explicitly include chapters 186 and 239 of the general laws, which cover tenant rights and eviction procedures. The bill also requires the state Attorney General to promulgate regulations under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (Chapter 93A) to protect assisted living residents from unfair or deceptive practices, and to ensure that violations of these new regulations as well as existing assisted living regulations are considered violations of Chapter 93A. The Attorney General is mandated to issue these new regulations within one year of the bill's passage.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (10)

Will Brownsberger (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Bradford Hill (R), Pat Jehlen (D), Kay Khan (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Maria Robinson (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2670 (on 04/30/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S156

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S156
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S156.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H113	Establishing a foster parents bill of rights	Accompanied a new draft, see H4162	Similar To
H1374	Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1500	Requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2316	Relative to the retirement rights of criminal prosecutors	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3298	Relative to parental rights and child survivors of homicide	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3430	Providing visitation rights for great-grandparents	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H4045	Relative to digital entertainment on public rights of way	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H4076	Establishing a women's rights history trail	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1365	Relative to the possession of dangerous open flame devices	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1433	Establishing a board of hoisting machinery regulations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1677	To increase transparency of taxpayers rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S1865	To require periodic regulatory review at the Department of Revenue	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S2013	Ensuring public safety at natural gas sites	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2072	Relative to the registration and insurance of motorized scooters in the Commonwealth	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2192	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	New draft substituted, see S2203	Similar To
S2203	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Reprinted as amended, see S2213	Similar To
S2213	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2238	Further regulating thoroughbred breeding	Reported (in part) by S2308	Similar To
S2308	Extending simulcasting and horse racing authorization	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2342	Requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence record keeping system	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S2670	Protecting the rights of assisted living residents	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S487	Relative to Sunday hunting	Accompanied a new draft, see S2501	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H113

Establishing a foster parents bill of rights

Accompanied a new draft, see H4162

Similar To

H1374

Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1500

Requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2316

Relative to the retirement rights of criminal prosecutors

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H3298

Relative to parental rights and child survivors of homicide

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3430

Providing visitation rights for great-grandparents

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H4045

Relative to digital entertainment on public rights of way

Accompanied a study order, see H4405

Similar To

H4076

Establishing a women's rights history trail

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1365

Relative to the possession of dangerous open flame devices

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1433

Establishing a board of hoisting machinery regulations

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1677

To increase transparency of taxpayers rights

Accompanied a study order, see S2549

Similar To

S1865

To require periodic regulatory review at the Department of Revenue

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S2013

Ensuring public safety at natural gas sites

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2072

Relative to the registration and insurance of motorized scooters in the Commonwealth

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2192

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

New draft substituted, see S2203

Similar To

S2203

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Reprinted as amended, see S2213

Similar To

S2213

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2238

Further regulating thoroughbred breeding

Reported (in part) by S2308

Similar To

S2308

Extending simulcasting and horse racing authorization

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2342

Requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence record keeping system

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S2670

Protecting the rights of assisted living residents

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Replaced by

S487

Relative to Sunday hunting

Accompanied a new draft, see S2501

Similar To

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