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

SD 1546: 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

SD 1546 is a proposed bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on March 10, 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 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2025): House concurred.

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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 10 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joan LovelyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Essex
Christine BarberCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34th Middlesex
Jo ComerfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Brendan CrightonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Essex
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
Lindsay SabadosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Hampshire
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. House concurred
  2. Referred to the committee on Elder Affairs

Sources

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