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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 1488: An Act providing upstream homelessness prevention assistance to families, youth, and adults

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 1488 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing upstream homelessness prevention assistance to families, youth, and adults. Primary sponsor: Marjorie Decker (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 6, 2025): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1488) of Marjorie C. Decker that the Department of Housing and Community Development be authorized to administer a residential assistance for families in transition homelessness prevention program. Housing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16 · Independent 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marjorie DeckerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25th Middlesex
James Arena-DeRosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Middlesex
Mike ConnollyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26th Middlesex
Mindy DombCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Hampshire
Michelle DuBoisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Plymouth
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Carmine GentileCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Middlesex
Natalie HigginsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Worcester
Russell HolmesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Suffolk
Tara HongCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18th Middlesex
Sam MontañoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Suffolk
Estela ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Essex
Dave RobertsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19th Middlesex
Lindsay SabadosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Hampshire
Chynah TylerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Suffolk
Erika UyterhoevenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27th Middlesex
Susannah WhippsCo-sponsorIndependentHouse2nd Franklin

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
  2. Reporting date extended to Friday, October 31, 2025
  3. Hearing scheduled for 07/23/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
  4. Senate concurred
  5. Referred to the committee on Housing

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source