2021-2022 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H1378: Enabling local options for tenant protections
Legislative Summary
For legislation to remove the prohibition on rent control and to provide tenant and foreclosure protections. Housing.
Bill History
3/29/2021
Referred to the Joint Committee on Housing
House of Representatives
3/29/2021
Senate concurred
Senate
1/4/2022
Hearing scheduled for 01/11/2022 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
Joint Conference
1/4/2022
Location Changed - Hearing scheduled for 01/11/2022 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
Joint Conference
2/7/2022
Reporting date extended to Monday May 9, 2022, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
3/24/2022
Senate concurred
Senate
5/12/2022
Reporting date extended to Sunday July 31, 2022, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
9/1/2022
Accompanied a study order, see H5204
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/29/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 35
Primary Sponsor

Mike Connolly
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (34)
Nika Elugardo
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Christopher Hendricks
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Liz Miranda
Democrat
David Rogers
Democrat
Christine Barber
Democrat
Steven Owens
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
Salvatore DiDomenico
Democrat
Patricia Jehlen
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
Marcos Devers
Democrat
James Hawkins
Democrat
Jon Santiago
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Peter Capano
Democrat
Tami Gouveia
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Kevin Honan
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Adam Gomez
Democrat
Russell Holmes
Democrat
Carlos Gonzalez
Democrat
Brandy Fluker Oakley
Democrat
Adam Hinds
Democrat
Adrian Madaro
Democrat
Kay Khan
Democrat
Patricia Duffy
Democrat
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Democrat
Elizabeth Malia
Democrat
Lydia Edwards
Democrat