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

S 2947: An Act regarding fair housing practices in the Commonwealth

Introduced 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 2947 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act regarding fair housing practices in the Commonwealth. Primary sponsor: Senate Committee on Ways and Means. It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2026): Reprinted, as amended, see S2959.

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Official summary

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

Senate, February 5, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill to end housing discrimination in the Commonwealth (Senate, No. 2671),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft entitled "An Act regarding fair housing practices in the Commonwealth" (Senate, No. 2947).

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Senate Committee on Ways and MeansPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jo ComerfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Sal DiDomenicoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Suffolk
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Adam GómezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden
John KeenanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk and Plymouth
Robyn KennedyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Worcester
Jason LewisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFifth Middlesex
Joan LovelyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Essex

“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. Reprinted, as amended, see S2959
  2. Read third
  3. Ordered to a third reading
  4. Substituted, as amended, for S2671
  5. Amendment #8 (Keenan) adopted
  6. Amendment #7 (Tarr) rejected
  7. Amendment #5 (Payano) adopted
  8. Amendment #4 (Kennedy) adopted
  9. Amendment #1 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #135 (Yeas 6 to Nays 30)
  10. Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12, 2026
  11. Order relative to subject matter adopted
  12. Recommended new draft for S2671

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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