2023-2024 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
S856: Providing upstream homelessness prevention assistance to families, youth, and adults
Legislative Summary
For legislation to provide upstream homelessness prevention assistance to families, youth, and adults. Housing.
Bill History
2/16/2023
Referred to the Joint Committee on Housing
Senate
2/16/2023
House concurred
House of Representatives
6/23/2023
Hearing scheduled for 06/26/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
Joint Conference
3/4/2024
Reporting date extended to Friday April 12, 2024, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Senate concurred
Senate
4/16/2024
Reporting date extended to Wednesday July 10, 2024, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
7/11/2024
Reporting date extended to Wednesday July 31, 2024, pending concurrence
Senate
7/11/2024
Amendment (changing reporting date to Wednesday July 31, 2024) adopted, pending concurrence
Senate
7/15/2024
House concurred
House of Representatives
8/15/2024
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/16/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Ways and Means(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 17
Primary Sponsor

Brendan Crighton
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (16)
Joanne Comerford
Democrat
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Salvatore DiDomenico
Democrat
Julian Cyr
Democrat
Jason Lewis
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
Adam Gomez
Democrat
Michael Moore
Democrat
Rebecca Rausch
Democrat
Thomas Stanley
Democrat
Lydia Edwards
Democrat
Susan Moran
Democrat
Patricia Jehlen
Democrat