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

S 1006: An Act creating the Home Works Program

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

S 1006 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act creating the Home Works Program. Primary sponsor: Joan Lovely (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 8, 2025): Accompanied a new draft, see S2818.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1006) of Joan B. Lovely, Michael D. Brady, Russell E. Holmes, John F. Keenan and others for legislation to create the Home Works Program. Housing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joan LovelyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Essex
Mike BradyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Plymouth and Norfolk
Brendan CrightonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Essex
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Russell HolmesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Suffolk
John KeenanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk and Plymouth
Pavel PayanoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Essex
Bruce TarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and Middlesex

“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. Accompanied a new draft, see S2818
  2. Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
  3. House concurred
  4. Referred to the committee on Housing

Sources

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