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

H 1513: An Act relative to manufactured housing communities

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 1513 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to manufactured housing communities. Primary sponsor: Jim Hawkins (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 20, 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 Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1513) of James K. Hawkins and Carmine Lawrence Gentile relative to manufactured housing communities. Housing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Independent 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jim HawkinsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Bristol
Lisa FieldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Bristol
Carmine GentileCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Middlesex
Adam ScanlonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Bristol
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 Monday, November 17, 2025
  3. Reporting date extended to Friday, October 31, 2025
  4. Reporting date extended to Thursday, October 2, 2025
  5. Hearing rescheduled to 06/04/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
  6. Hearing scheduled for 06/04/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
  7. Senate concurred
  8. Referred to the committee on Housing

Sources

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