Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 15 D · 1 R cosponsors

SD 798 — An Act promoting housing opportunity and mobility through eviction sealing (HOMES)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 26 sponsors

    1 primary, 25 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (15 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 25 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joseph A. Boncore

Co-sponsors (25)

Not signed on (178)

178 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

housing civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SD 798?
SD 798 is sponsored by Joseph A. Boncore, Boston City Councilor, Lydia Edwards, Mike Connolly (Democrat), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), Harriette L. Chandler, Elizabeth A. Malia, Michael J. Barrett (Democrat), Peter Capano, Carlos González (Democrat), Erika Uyterhoeven (Democrat), Cindy F. Friedman (Democrat), Joanne M. Comerford (Democrat), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Adam G. Hinds, Nick Collins (Democrat), Susan L. Moran, Patricia D. Jehlen (Democrat), Sal N. DiDomenico (Democrat), Eric P. Lesser, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Julian Cyr (Democrat), Adam Gómez (Democrat), Brendan P. Crighton (Democrat), and Maria Duaime Robinson.
What is the current status of SD 798?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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