An Act enabling local options for tenant protections

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Overview Bill text 1 History 3 Sponsors

By Representative Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1477) of Mike Connolly and Lindsay N. Sabadosa for legislation to remove the prohibition on rent control and to provide tenant and foreclosure protections. Housing.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 27, 2025
Last action: Nov 7, 2025 — Hearing scheduled for 11/19/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
Session: 194th
Momentum: 33 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 4%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum -4 33/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 346 days quiet

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