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MA H 1489

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An Act creating the tenant’s escrow accounts

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

Description

By Representative DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1489) of David F. DeCoste for legislation to establish a savings program to assist rental tenants in the purchase of a home. Housing.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-04-13 — Accompanied a study order, see H5352 (under House Rule 27)
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • David F. DeCosteprimary
  • Lydia Edwardscosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Housing

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-11-07

    Hearing scheduled for 11/19/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  4. 2026-04-13

    Accompanied a study order, see H5352 (under House Rule 27)

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1489

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