S 816 Massachusetts Senate · 191st Legislature (2019-2020)

An Act providing a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness

Summary

By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 816) of Rebecca L. Rausch, Harriette L. Chandler, Patricia D. Jehlen, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness. Housing.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Jul 2019

Senate Passage

Mar 2020

House Passage

Feb 2020

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2019 Last action Jun 2, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

10

Key actions

4

Committee

2

Mar 23, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

House concurred

lower

Jul 10, 2019

Lower · Passed

House concurred

lower

Jul 9, 2019

Committee

Discharged to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

upper

Jan 22, 2019

Lower · Passed

House concurred

lower

Jan 22, 2019

Committee

Referred to the committee on Housing

upper

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

Carmine Gentile

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

Fifth Middlesex

Third Middlesex

Second Middlesex

Middlesex and Suffolk

Smitty Pignatelli