H 659 Massachusetts House · 190th Legislature (2017-2018)

An Act to protect families experiencing homelessness from having to sleep in unsafe places

Summary

By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 659) of Marjorie C. Decker and others that the Department of Housing and Community Development provide emergency housing assistance to certain eligible families experiencing homelessness. Housing.

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Jan 2018

Senate Passage

Jan 2017

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2017 Last action Jan 31, 2018

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

4

Key actions

1

Committee

2

Jan 31, 2018

Committee

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

lower

Jan 23, 2017

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Jan 23, 2017

Committee

Referred to the committee on Housing

lower

1 primary · 41 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Marjorie Decker

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

Brendan Crighton

Christine Barber