HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5337

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, April 23, 2026.

 The committee on Housing, to whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3922) of Mike Connolly and others relative to broker fees in the city of Somerville; and the joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4099) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Joanne M. Comerford (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Northampton be authorized to prohibit landlords and brokers from requiring broker's commissions to be paid by tenants or prospective tenants, reports (under the provisions of House Rule 27) recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 5337) ought to be adopted.

For the committee,

RICHARD M. HAGGERTY.

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5337

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 Ordered, That the committee on Housing be authorized to sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered 3922 and 4099, relative to broker fees.

 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on or before December 31, 2026.