Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Housing

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1

Event Description

EOHLC and Miscellaneous

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website, https://malegislature.gov/.

Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Housing's page here.

At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may limit availability or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by September 21, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

Written testimony can be submitted via email Luke O'Roark at luke.oroark@mahouse.gov and Meg Ribera at meg.ribera@masenate.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair:

Chair Richard Haggerty

Joint Committee on Housing

ATTN: Luke O'Roark

24 Beacon St. Room 146

Boston, MA 02133

In-person oral and remote testimony sign-up is available via this form until 12 P.M., noon, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Email Luke O'Roark at luke.oroark@mahouse.gov with any questions or concerns.

For those testifying remotely, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link with more information prior to the start of the hearing.

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Richard Haggerty. House Chair Haggerty's office can be reached at 617-722-2575. Senate Chair Cyr's office can be reached at 617-722-1570.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Housing - 7-23-2025	7/23/2025 1:00 PM	01:57:42

EOHLC, Misc. 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
S.956	An Act to address affordable housing	Michael D. Brady
S.957	An Act relative to improve access to rental assistance programs	Nick Collins
S.959	An Act providing for energy assistance during the summer months	Joanne M. Comerford
S.961	An Act providing upstream homelessness prevention assistance to families, youth, and adults	Brendan P. Crighton
S.963	An Act relative to local preference in affordable housing	Brendan P. Crighton
S.970	An Act improving municipal access to general existing housing data	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.983	An Act to promote housing cooperatives	James B. Eldridge
S.988	An Act to transform the Commonwealth’s emergency response system and create housing strategies to end the homelessness of unaccompanied adults	Paul R. Feeney
S.991	An Act creating an interagency supportive housing finance and strategy board	Paul R. Feeney
S.992	An Act to expand housing options through homesharing	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.996	An Act to secure housing for returning citizens	Adam Gómez
S.1008	An Act relative to the Massachusetts rental voucher program	Joan B. Lovely
S.1011	An Act promoting housing stability for families by strengthening the HomeBASE program	Liz Miranda
H.1469	An Act promoting housing stability for families by strengthening the HomeBASE program	Christine P. Barber
H.1473	An Act to expand housing opportunities through homesharing	Daniel Cahill
H.1474	An Act relative to local preference in affordable housing	Daniel Cahill
H.1481	An Act to create affordable homes for persons with disabilities	Rob Consalvo
H.1488	An Act providing upstream homelessness prevention assistance to families, youth, and adults	Marjorie C. Decker
H.1494	An Act relative to improve access to rental assistance programs	David F. DeCoste
H.1495	An Act providing for energy assistance during the summer months	Mindy Domb
H.1496	An Act relative to residential assistance for families in transition (RAFT)	Daniel M. Donahue
H.1500	An Act addressing affordable housing	Rodney M. Elliott
H.1502	An Act relative to home remodeling programs for seniors and people with disabilities	Christopher Richard Flanagan
H.1509	An Act to promote housing cooperatives	Carmine Lawrence Gentile
H.1511	An Act establishing the Massachusetts rental assistance and financial stability program	Carlos González
H.1515	An Act to transform the Commonwealth’s emergency response system and create housing strategies to end the homelessness of unaccompanied adults	Natalie M. Higgins
H.1519	An Act relative to housing service coordinators	Kevin G. Honan
H.1530	An Act relative to affordable housing and the preservation of a community's water resources	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.1543	An Act improving municipal access to general existing housing data	Kate Lipper-Garabedian
H.1547	An Act codifying the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program	Adrian C. Madaro
H.1552	An Act to create an interagency supportive housing finance and strategy board	Rita A. Mendes
H.1554	An Act to secure housing for returning citizens	Samantha Montaño
H.1558	An Act promoting fair and affordable housing	David M. Rogers
H.1566	An Act relative to residential assistance for families in transition (RAFT)	Priscila S. Sousa
H.1570	An Act to promote access to housing and improve educational outcomes	Chynah Tyler
H.4015	An Act promoting housing stability for older adults across the Commonwealth	Shirley B. Arriaga

Present (9)

Richard M. Haggerty (HOU)

James C. Arena-DeRosa (HOU)

Michelle L. Badger (HOU)

Hannah Bowen (HOU)

Rob Consalvo (HOU)

David F. DeCoste (HOU)

Kip A. Diggs (HOU)

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (HOU)

Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (HOU)

Absent (2)

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (HOU) *

Christopher M. Markey (HOU) *

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