Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1470: An Act relative to senior and non-elderly disabled housing
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
Within 45 days after the effective date of this act, a 15-member advisory commission shall be established to study the best practices and safety protocols of state subsidized senior and non-elderly disabled housing. The advisory committee shall consist of the following members: two members selected by the Governor of the Commonwealth; four members selected by the Speaker of the House; four members selected by the Senate President; one member selected by the Citizens Housing and Planning Association; one member selected by the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials; one member selected by the Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants; one member selected by the Disability Law Center; one member selected by the Massachusetts Municipal Association.
Sponsors
- David Biele (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5352 (under House Rule 27)
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Emergency preamble adopted
- : Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Hearing rescheduled to 06/04/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Housing
Common questions
- What is H1470?
- H1470 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to senior and non-elderly disabled housing.
- What is the status of H1470?
- Chaptered as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5352 (under House Rule 27) (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1470?
- David Biele (D).
- Where is the official record for H1470?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1470
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