MA S874

Bill

Promoting housing stability and homelessness prevention in Massachusetts

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 promote housing stability and homelessness prevention through a right to counsel pilot program in Massachusetts in response to the COVID-emergency. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a statewide "Right to Counsel Program" in Massachusetts to provide free legal assistance and full representation to eligible individuals, including low-income tenants, occupants, and owner-occupants, in certain housing-related legal proceedings such as evictions. The program will be administered by the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, which will designate qualified organizations to provide the legal representation. The bill also requires landlords to provide a form approved by the Supreme Judicial Court to notify individuals of their potential eligibility for legal counsel, and allows for a reasonable continuation of proceedings if the eligible individual did not receive the form or if their legal counsel needs more time to prepare.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (32)

Sal DiDomenico (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), Michael Brady (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Jo Comerford (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Carol Doherty (D), Lydia Edwards (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Anne Gobi (D), Adam Gómez (D), Carlos González (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Adam Hinds (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Matt Muratore (R), Patrick O'Connor (R), Steve Owens (D), Becca Rausch (D), Alan Silvia (D), Tom Stanley (D), Walter Timilty (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D), John Velis (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5266 (on 09/19/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S874

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S874
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S874.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1436	Promoting housing stability and homelessness prevention in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5273	Similar To
H2397	Creating an obesity task force and pilot program	No further action taken	Similar To
H3515	To provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness	No further action taken	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
H4218	Order relative to special procedures for consideration of the House Bill relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs	Adopted	Similar To
H4219	Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs	Published as amended, see H4234	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
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
H5266	Housing stability and homelessness	No further action taken	Replaced by
S125	Establishing a diaper benefits pilot program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1897	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S1910	Related to a universal basic income pilot	Accompanied S1883	Similar To
S2276	To provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness	New draft substituted, see S2612	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
S82	Establishing a special commission to study women and homelessness	Recommitted to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1436

Promoting housing stability and homelessness prevention in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H5273

Similar To

H2397

Creating an obesity task force and pilot program

No further action taken

Similar To

H3515

To provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness

No further action taken

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

H4218

Order relative to special procedures for consideration of the House Bill relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs

Adopted

Similar To

H4219

Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs

Published as amended, see H4234

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

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

H5266

Housing stability and homelessness

No further action taken

Replaced by

S125

Establishing a diaper benefits pilot program

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

Similar To

S1450

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1897

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S1910

Related to a universal basic income pilot

Accompanied S1883

Similar To

S2276

To provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness

New draft substituted, see S2612

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

S82

Establishing a special commission to study women and homelessness

Recommitted to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

Similar To

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