H 1265 Massachusetts House · 191st Legislature (2019-2020)

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. 1265) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to emergency housing assistance for certain eligible families. Housing.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2019 Last action Feb 3, 2020
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
2
Committee
2
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to the committee on Housing
lower
1 primary · 62 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Marjorie Decker
Marjorie Decker
DDemocratic
MA
25th Middlesex
Co
Photo of Adrian Madaro
Adrian Madaro
DDemocratic
MA
1st Suffolk
Co
Photo of Becca Rausch
Becca Rausch
DDemocratic
MA
Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex
Co
Photo of Bill Galvin
Bill Galvin
DDemocratic
MA
6th Norfolk
Co
Photo of Brian Ashe
Brian Ashe
DDemocratic
MA
2nd Hampden
Co
Photo of Brian Murray
Brian Murray
DDemocratic
MA
10th Worcester
Co
Photo of Bruce Ayers
Bruce Ayers
DDemocratic
MA
1st Norfolk
Co
CG
Carlos González
DDemocratic
MA
10th Hampden
Co
Photo of Carmine Gentile
Carmine Gentile
DDemocratic
MA
13th Middlesex
Co
Photo of Carolyn C. Dykema
Carolyn C. Dykema
DDemocratic
MA
8th Middlesex
Co
Photo of Christine Barber
Christine Barber
DDemocratic
MA
34th Middlesex