Pertinent Legislation Proposed in Mass.
Legislation Update
November 25, 2017
House Bills
MA H.956
- Title: An Act to prevent unnecessary vacancies in foreclosed homes
- Description: Would “protect tenants and prevent vacancies in foreclosed homes”.
- Current text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H956
- Status: On agenda of 9/26/2017 hearing with the Judiciary Committee
- Note: See S.841 below
MA H.1089
- Title: An Act relative to the sale of foreclosed residential property to certain cities and towns.
- Description: Would “grant cities or towns the right of first refusal on foreclosed residential property”.
- Current text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1089
- Status: On agenda of 10/31/2017 hearing with the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
MA H.1109
- Title: An Act relative to vacant and abandoned property in the Commonwealth
- Description: Would “authorize municipalities to implement an abandoned property registration and security program“.
- Current text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1109
- Status: On agenda of 10/31/2017 hearing with the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
MA H.1115
- Title: An Act to minimize foreclosures and their harm
- Description: Would use “municipal actions to minimize foreclosures and resulting vacancies”.
- Current text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1115
- Status: Hearing scheduled for 11/14/2017 with the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
MA H.2349
- Title: An Act to amend the foreclosure statute to require judicial foreclosure
- Description: Would “require judicial review of foreclosures on residential mortgages”.
- Current text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2349
- Status: On agenda of 9/26/2017 hearing with the Judiciary Committee
- Note: See S.763 below
MA H.2957
- Title: An Act to require banks, lending institutions, mortgage companies or sub lenders to file with the registry of deeds in each county within thirty days of mortgage sales and/or foreclosures of property
- Description: Would require “certain financial institutions to file sale and foreclosure information with registries of deeds.”
- Current text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2957
- Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Financial Services
Senate Bills
S.763
- Title: An Act to amend the foreclosure statute to require judicial foreclosure
- Description: Would “amend the foreclosure statute to require judicial foreclosure”.
- Current text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S763
- Status: On agenda of 9/26/2017 hearing with the Judiciary Committee
- Note: See H.2349 above
S.841
- Title: An Act preventing unnecessary vacancies in foreclosed homes
- Description: Would “prevent unnecessary vacancies in foreclosed homes”.
- Current text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S841
- Status: On agenda of 9/26/2017 hearing with the Judiciary Committee
- Note: See H.956 above
S.884
- Title: An Act clarifying municipal authority regarding cash sureties and foreclosures
- Description: Would “clarify municipal authority regarding cash sureties and foreclosures”.
- Current text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S884
- Status: On agenda of 9/26/2017 hearing with the Judiciary Committee
S.2187
- Title: An Act protecting abandoned animals in vacant properties
- Description: Would “abandoned animals in vacant properties”.
- Current text: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2187
- Status: 10/23/2017 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means