MA S891

Bill

MA S891

To prevent COVID-19 evictions and foreclosures and promote an equitable housing recovery.

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to prevent COVID-19 evictions and foreclosures and promote an equitable housing recovery.. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to prevent COVID-19 evictions and foreclosures and promote an equitable housing recovery. It defines key terms like "Borrower," "Eviction," "Forbearance," and "Servicer." The bill establishes requirements for landlords to initiate COVID-19 evictions, provides tenants with a defense against such evictions, and requires courts to grant continuances for certain rental assistance applications. It also prohibits foreclosures on residential properties for a period of time and mandates that servicers comply with COVID-19 loss mitigation guidelines. The bill directs the state to distribute short-term funds for rental and mortgage assistance and outlines priorities for distributing those funds.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (25)

Pat Jehlen (D)*, Mike Barrett (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Nick Collins (D), Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), John Cronin (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Lydia Edwards (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Paul Feeney (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Adam Gómez (D), Carlos González (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Adam Hinds (D), John Keenan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Becca Rausch (D), Tom Stanley (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5268 (on 09/19/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S891

(27 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S891
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S891.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H139	Protecting internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
H1434	To prevent COVID-19 evictions and foreclosures and promote an equitable housing recovery	Accompanied a study order, see H5268	Similar To
H3456	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
H3702	Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3771	Similar Bills	Text of amendment, see H3702	Similar To
H3872	Similar Bills	Published as amended, see H3874	Similar To
H3874	Similar Bills	See S2472	Similar To
H4121	An Order to safeguard the health of House Members and employees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic	Adopted - 131 YEAS to 28 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 103 )	Similar To
H4234	Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs	Reported by H4269	Similar To
H4461	Relative to work and family mobility	Published as amended, see H4470	Similar To
H4470	Relative to work and family mobility	Reported by H4805	Similar To
H494	Relative to a COVID-19 presumption for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4968	Similar To
H4945	FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE	Read for information and returned	Similar To
H5055	Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H5268	COVID-19 evictions and equitable housing recovery	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1193	Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1621	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1897	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2079	Providing for the creation of a Massachusetts COVID-19 Memorial	Accompanied a study order, see S2931	Similar To
S2289	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2472	Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency	No further action taken	Similar To
S250	To ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators	Accompanied a study order, see H4938	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S2982	Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations	Reprinted, as amended, see S2985	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H139

Protecting internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

H1434

To prevent COVID-19 evictions and foreclosures and promote an equitable housing recovery

Accompanied a study order, see H5268

Similar To

H3456

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

H3702

Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3771

Similar Bills

Text of amendment, see H3702

Similar To

H3872

Similar Bills

Published as amended, see H3874

Similar To

H3874

Similar Bills

See S2472

Similar To

H4121

An Order to safeguard the health of House Members and employees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Adopted - 131 YEAS to 28 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 103 )

Similar To

H4234

Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs

Reported by H4269

Similar To

H4461

Relative to work and family mobility

Published as amended, see H4470

Similar To

H4470

Relative to work and family mobility

Reported by H4805

Similar To

H494

Relative to a COVID-19 presumption for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4968

Similar To

H4945

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE

Read for information and returned

Similar To

H5055

Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency

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

Similar To

H5268

COVID-19 evictions and equitable housing recovery

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1193

Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1194

Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1621

Relative to emergency hazard health duty

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

Similar To

S1897

Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2079

Providing for the creation of a Massachusetts COVID-19 Memorial

Accompanied a study order, see S2931

Similar To

S2289

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S2472

Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency

No further action taken

Similar To

S250

To ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators

Accompanied a study order, see H4938

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S2982

Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations

Reprinted, as amended, see S2985

Similar To

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