MA S402

Bill

MA S402

Relative to emergency lighting in senior housing

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 relative to emergency lighting in senior housing. Elder Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill requires all senior housing facilities financed or subsidized by state or federal housing programs to provide an emergency lighting system for residents' rooms that can supply emergency lighting for at least one and a half hours during a power outage. The building's management must maintain the emergency lighting units and inspect them annually. The Department of Public Health will set standards for the emergency lighting and can inspect the facilities to ensure functioning emergency lights are present in every unit. The bill also establishes a process for the Department to notify facilities of violations, require them to remedy the issues within 60 days, and impose civil fines for failure to comply.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Jamie Eldridge (D)*, Jo Comerford (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2650 (on 02/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S402

(30 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S402
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S402.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1374	Relative to senior and non-elderly disabled housing	No further action taken	Similar To
H1376	Relative to manufactured housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H4686	Similar To
H2013	Relative to relief for the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H2986	Authorizing a local affordable housing surcharge	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
H3722	Relative to the design, development, construction and operation of a senior low-income and affordable housing project located at 144 Greenmont Avenue in the town of Dracut	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3766	Authorizing the city of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3809	Further regulating certain affordable housing in Ipswich, Massachusetts	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 97 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3891	To establish a surcharge on specific commercial development activities for the purpose of funding the creation of community housing	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4059	Establishing a housing trust fund in the town of Chatham	No further action taken	Similar To
H4083	Relative to bidding requirements for a certain affordable housing project in the town of Brookline	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4107	Authorizing the town of Lincoln to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption program	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H5019	Authorizing the town of Harvard to establish a cap on property taxes for means tested senior citizens	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1419	Prohibiting smoking near public housing buildings	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1916	Authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Accompanied H2915	Similar To
S2470	To upgrade hen welfare and establish uniform cage-free standards	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted	Similar To
S2471	Relative to the appointment of guardians ad litem in the housing court	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S2512	Authorizing the town of Andover to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 210 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2518	Authorizing the treasurer of the town of Middleborough to pay from available funds to Middleborough High School students, parents or guardians amounts paid but not reimbursed for the costs of the 2020 senior trip	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 226 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2650	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Elder Affairs to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to elder affairs issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S36	To upgrade hen welfare and establish uniform cage-free standards	Accompanied a new draft, see S2470	Similar To
S427	Establishing a statewide adopt-a-senior program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S749	Protecting the homes of seniors and disabled people on MassHealth	Accompanied H1246	Similar To
S868	Empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5351	Similar To
S878	Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
S879	Relative to access to housing for first responders	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
S882	Relative to affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
S883	Relative to public housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
S895	To update Chapter 40B to support the creation of affordable housing while strengthening local oversight	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
S905	Ensuring affordability in perpetuity	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
S995	Relative to housing court jurisdiction	Accompanied H1829	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1374

Relative to senior and non-elderly disabled housing

No further action taken

Similar To

H1376

Relative to manufactured housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H4686

Similar To

H2013

Relative to relief for the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H2986

Authorizing a local affordable housing surcharge

Accompanied a study order, see H5247

Similar To

H3722

Relative to the design, development, construction and operation of a senior low-income and affordable housing project located at 144 Greenmont Avenue in the town of Dracut

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3766

Authorizing the city of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3809

Further regulating certain affordable housing in Ipswich, Massachusetts

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 97 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3891

To establish a surcharge on specific commercial development activities for the purpose of funding the creation of community housing

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H4059

Establishing a housing trust fund in the town of Chatham

No further action taken

Similar To

H4083

Relative to bidding requirements for a certain affordable housing project in the town of Brookline

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4107

Authorizing the town of Lincoln to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption program

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H5019

Authorizing the town of Harvard to establish a cap on property taxes for means tested senior citizens

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1419

Prohibiting smoking near public housing buildings

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1916

Authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Accompanied H2915

Similar To

S2470

To upgrade hen welfare and establish uniform cage-free standards

Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted

Similar To

S2471

Relative to the appointment of guardians ad litem in the housing court

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S2512

Authorizing the town of Andover to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 210 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2518

Authorizing the treasurer of the town of Middleborough to pay from available funds to Middleborough High School students, parents or guardians amounts paid but not reimbursed for the costs of the 2020 senior trip

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 226 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2650

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Elder Affairs to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to elder affairs issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S36

To upgrade hen welfare and establish uniform cage-free standards

Accompanied a new draft, see S2470

Similar To

S427

Establishing a statewide adopt-a-senior program

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

Similar To

S749

Protecting the homes of seniors and disabled people on MassHealth

Accompanied H1246

Similar To

S868

Empowering cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5351

Similar To

S878

Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing