Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1051: An Act to create a commission to determine the feasibility of voluntary acquisition of flood risk properties and structures
Status: In committee, April 9, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be established a commission known as the voluntary acquisition of flood risk properties commission, which shall assess the advantages and disadvantages of voluntary acquisition of flood risk properties and structures across the commonwealth, examine the feasibility of such a program, and identify the components of such a program. The climate chief in the office of climate innovation and resilience, the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, and the director of the Massachusetts emergency management agency shall collectively implement and oversee the commission’s work. (b) The commission shall consist of the following members or their designee: the climate chief in the office of climate innovation and resilience, who shall serve as co-chair, the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, who shall serve as co-chair; the director of the Massachusetts emergency management agency, who shall serve as co-chair; the secretary of the executive office of housing and economic development; the director of the bureau of relocation; the commissioner of the department of environmental protection; the director of coastal zone management; the director of the division of ecological restoration; the director of the department of conservation and recreation flood management program; the minority leader of the senate; the minority leader of the house; and the house and senate chairs …
Sponsors
- Dawne Shand (D) · primary sponsor
- Jennifer Armini (D)
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
- Michael Moore (D, Second Worcester)
- Mary Keefe (D, 15th Worcester)
- Natalie Higgins (D, 4th Worcester)
- Marjorie Decker (D, 25th Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Discharged to the committee on House Rules
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 31, 2025
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (March 16, 2026): 9 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H1051?
- H1051 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act to create a commission to determine the feasibility of voluntary acquisition of flood risk properties and structures.
- What is the status of H1051?
- In committee as of April 9, 2026. Latest action: Discharged to the committee on House Rules (April 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1051?
- Dawne Shand (D), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1051?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1051
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