Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1501: An Act to improve municipal equity within the emergency assistance shelter program
Status: Failed, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 30 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:- (G) The executive office shall ensure that the total number of individuals per municipality who are occupying hotels and motels under this section shall not exceed 1per cent of the municipality’s population as enumerated by the most recent federal decennial census. The executive office shall ensure that municipalities receive no less than 24 hours’ notice prior to a family being placed in a hotel or motel in the municipality. SECTION 2. (a) During the state of emergency declared by the governor on August 8, 2023,the commonwealth, through its executive office of housing and livable communities, shall pay in advance to a residential homeowner of an owner-occupied residential dwelling weekly rent for the emergency sheltering of a person or household pursuant to the emergency declaration. Such payment shall be equal to or greater than 150 per cent of the monthly fair market rent, adjusted by household size and paid in weekly amounts. (b) The payment by the commonwealth for such emergency sheltering is hereby declared to be a public purpose pursuant to Article 47 of the Massachusetts Constitution. (c) Such emergency sheltering shall not be subject to any summary process procedure, certain public health laws, …
Sponsors
- Michael Finn (D, 6th Hampden) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5352 (under House Rule 27)
- : Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Housing
- : Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
Common questions
- What is H1501?
- H1501 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act to improve municipal equity within the emergency assistance shelter program.
- What is the status of H1501?
- Failed as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5352 (under House Rule 27) (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1501?
- Michael Finn (D, 6th Hampden).
- Where is the official record for H1501?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1501
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