Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S1947: An Act relative to neighborhood stabilization and economic development
Status: In committee, July 22, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Paragraph (5) of subsection (q) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 898 and 904, the figures “$10,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$30,000,000”. SECTION 2. Subsection (5) of section 38BB of chapter 63 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 44 and 50, the figures “$10,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$30,000,000”. SECTION 3. Section 3 of chapter 70B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the colon, in line 21, the following words:—“neighborhood stabilization,”. SECTION 4. Section 1 of chapter 121A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by replacing the definitions of “decadent area”, “sub-standard area”, and “project” with the below definitions of those terms, and inserting the following additional definitions after the definition of “project”- “Decadent area”, an area, including a spot rehabilitation property, which is detrimental to safety, health, morals, welfare or sound growth of a community because of the existence of a building or buildings which are out of repair, physically deteriorated, unfit for human habitation, or obsolete, or in need of major maintenance or repair, or because much of the real estate …
Sponsors
- John Cronin (D, Worcester and Middlesex) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended ought NOT to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Reporting date extended to Monday July 20, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Thursday June 25, 2026
- : Hearing scheduled for 10/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
- : House concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Revenue
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Revenue (July 20, 2026): 4 yea, 10 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is S1947?
- S1947 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to neighborhood stabilization and economic development.
- What is the status of S1947?
- In committee as of July 22, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended ought NOT to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (July 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1947?
- John Cronin (D, Worcester and Middlesex).
- Where is the official record for S1947?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1947
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