Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee 3 D cosponsors

H 3963 — An Act banning hostile architecture targeting unhoused individuals

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

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 14, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 22% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

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.

Summary

By Mr. Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3963) of Mike Connolly, Nika C. Elugardo and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to prohibit the construction of publicly accessible buildings or structures designed or intended to prevent unhoused individuals from sitting or lying on the building or structure at street level. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Bill Text

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Action History

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

  2. Hearing scheduled for 09/14/2021 from 10:30 AM-01:30 PM in Virtual Hearing

  3. Senate concurred

  4. Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 200 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (200)

200 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

housing civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3963 do?
By Mr. Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3963) of Mike Connolly, Nika C. Elugardo and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to prohibit the construction of publicly accessible buildings or structures designed or intended to prevent unhoused individuals from sitting or lying on the building or structure at street level. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Who sponsors H 3963?
H 3963 is sponsored by Mike Connolly (Democrat), Nika C. Elugardo, Michelle M. DuBois (Democrat), and Danillo A. Sena (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 3963?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced July 14, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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