Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1964: An Act relative to uniform partition of heirs property
Status: Failed, March 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Chapter 241, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting after section 37 the following section: - Section 38. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: - “Ascendant,” an individual who precedes another individual in lineage, in the direct line of ascent from the other individual. “Collateral,” an individual who is related to another individual under the law of intestate succession of the commonwealth but who is not the other individual’s ascendant or descendant. “Descendant,” an individual who follows another individual in lineage, in the direct line of descent from the other individual. “Determination of value,” a court order determining the fair market value of heirs property pursuant to subsection (d) or subsection (h) or adopting the valuation of the property agreed to by all cotenants. “Heirs property,” real property held in tenancy in common which satisfies all of the following requirements as of the filing of a partition action: (a) there is no agreement in a record binding all the cotenants which governs the partition of the property; (b) one or more of the cotenants acquired title from a relative, whether living or deceased; (c) and any of the following applies: (i) 20 percent or more of the interests are held …
Sponsors
- Jeffrey Roy (D, 10th Norfolk) · primary sponsor
- Tommy Vitolo (D, 15th Norfolk)
- Antonio Cabral (D)
- Patricia Duffy (D, 5th Hampden)
- Lindsay Sabadosa (D, 1st Hampshire)
- James Arena-DeRosa (D)
- Christopher Worrell (D)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
- : Hearing scheduled for 04/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- : Hearing scheduled for 04/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
- : Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
Common questions
- What is H1964?
- H1964 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to uniform partition of heirs property.
- What is the status of H1964?
- Failed as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27) (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1964?
- Jeffrey Roy (D, 10th Norfolk), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1964?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1964
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