MassachusettsAn Act authorizing the city of Somerville to enact right to purchase legislation
What it does
By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3910) of Erika Uyterhoeven and Patricia D. Jehlen (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Somerville be authorized to establish a program to provide certain tenants and entities the right to purchase the residential property in which the tenants reside when that residential property is being offered for sale.
More detail
Housing. [Local Approval Received.]
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 25Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second readingLatest
- Jan 12Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- 2025
- Nov 7Hearing scheduled for 11/19/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- Apr 10Senate concurred
- Mar 17Referred to the committee on HousingIntroduced