H 1542 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act to study single-stair residential buildings

Summary

By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1542) of Meghan K. Kilcoyne and others for legislation to establish a special commission to study and define conditions under which single-stair multi-family residential buildings up to six stories shall be legalized. Housing.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Nov 6, 2025

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

5

Key actions

1

Committee

1

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to the committee on Housing

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Christine Barber

Christopher Markey

James Arena-DeRosa

Middlesex and Worcester

Lindsay Sabadosa

Marjorie Decker