MA S878

Bill

MA S878

Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public 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 to establish a task force on the safety and welfare of elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a task force within the Department of Housing and Economic Development to investigate and advise on best practices to ensure the safety and welfare of elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing. The task force will consist of 9 members, including the Undersecretary for Housing and Economic Development, the Undersecretary for Elder Affairs, members of the Massachusetts Psychological Association who specialize in at-risk mental illness patients, and directors of housing authorities representing geographic and population diversity. The task force will report its findings and recommendations to the state legislature's Joint Committee on Elder Affairs and Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery by January 1, 2022.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Diana Dizoglio (D)*, Joan Lovely (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5276 (on 09/19/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S878

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S878
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S878.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H101	Creating a human services transportation task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5218	Similar To
H1277	Relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
H2397	Creating an obesity task force and pilot program	No further action taken	Similar To
H4003	Establishing a hate crimes task force	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4018	Establishing a higher education affordability task force	Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4056	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill establishing a higher education affordability task force (see House, No. 4018). August 3, 2021	See H4018	Similar To
H5276	Housing matters	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1280	Relative to best practices for sober homes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1307	Establishing a task force for person centered mental health care	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S1377	To create a chronic kidney disease task force	Accompanied a study order, see S3173	Similar To
S1624	Establishing a commission on live-fire training	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S530	Relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S87	Establishing a Foster Parents' Bill of Rights	New draft substituted, see S2954	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H101

Creating a human services transportation task force

Accompanied a study order, see H5218

Similar To

H1277

Relative to establishing a health safety net task force

Accompanied a study order, see H5201

Similar To

H2397

Creating an obesity task force and pilot program

No further action taken

Similar To

H4003

Establishing a hate crimes task force

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4018

Establishing a higher education affordability task force

Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4056

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill establishing a higher education affordability task force (see House, No. 4018). August 3, 2021

See H4018

Similar To

H5276

Housing matters

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1280

Relative to best practices for sober homes

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

Similar To

S1307

Establishing a task force for person centered mental health care

Accompanied a study order, see H5225

Similar To

S1377

To create a chronic kidney disease task force

Accompanied a study order, see S3173

Similar To

S1624

Establishing a commission on live-fire training

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

Similar To

S530

Relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management

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

Similar To

S87

Establishing a Foster Parents' Bill of Rights

New draft substituted, see S2954

Similar To

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