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

S 982: An Act to plan, preserve, and protect

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 982 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act to plan, preserve, and protect. Primary sponsor: Lydia Edwards (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (December 11, 2025): Accompanied a new draft, see S2833.

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. Edwards, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 982) of Lydia Edwards for legislation to create the Anti -Displacement Pilot Program. Housing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lydia EdwardsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Suffolk

“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 S2833
  2. Hearing scheduled for 11/19/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
  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