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

S 478: An Act relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees

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 478 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees. Primary sponsor: Joan Lovely (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate 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 Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 478) of Joan B. Lovely, Jason M. Lewis, Brendan P. Crighton, Natalie M. Higgins and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees. Elder Affairs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joan LovelyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Essex
Christine BarberCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34th Middlesex
Tackey ChanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Norfolk
Jo ComerfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Brendan CrightonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Essex
Bill DriscollCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk, Plymouth and Bristol
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Natalie HigginsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Worcester
Pat JehlenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Middlesex
John KeenanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk and Plymouth
Jason LewisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFifth Middlesex
Patrick O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Plymouth and Norfolk
Becca RauschCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex
Lindsay SabadosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Hampshire
Dan SenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37th Middlesex
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. Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
  2. Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 10, 2026
  3. Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Aging and Independence
  4. Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
  5. House concurred
  6. Referred to the committee on Elder Affairs

Sources

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