MA S124

Bill

Relative to real estate document disclosure

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to timely real estate document disclosure. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 93 of the Massachusetts General Laws to require that, not less than 48 hours prior to the conveyance of a deed to real property or the execution of a refinancing agreement on real property, buyers or borrowers must be provided a document from the lending institution containing a descriptive title of every document to be executed upon such conveyance or refinancing. This aims to ensure timely disclosure of real estate documents to consumers.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Cynthia Creem (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2534 (on 02/13/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S124

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S124
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S124.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1524	Protecting titles to real estate in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1769	Supporting affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading	Similar To
H2502	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H2876	Relative to construction for the installation or repair of utility lines	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H342	To promote equity among lessors	Accompanied a new draft, see H4452	Similar To
H3691	Authorizing the town of Provincetown to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H4208	Authorizing the town of Truro to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
S1666	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2052	Relative to a special commission to study MBTA assets in the City of Boston	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2318	Establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2534	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to consumer protection and professional licensure issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S773	Supporting affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1524

Protecting titles to real estate in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1769

Supporting affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

Similar To

H2502

Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H2876

Relative to construction for the installation or repair of utility lines

Accompanied a study order, see H4405

Similar To

H342

To promote equity among lessors

Accompanied a new draft, see H4452

Similar To

H3691

Authorizing the town of Provincetown to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H4208

Authorizing the town of Truro to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

S1666

Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2052

Relative to a special commission to study MBTA assets in the City of Boston

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2318

Establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2534

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to consumer protection and professional licensure issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S773

Supporting affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

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