H 695 Massachusetts House · 190th Legislature (2017-2018)

An Act providing a homeless bill of rights

Summary
By Mr. Pignatelli of Lenox, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 695) of William Smitty Pignatelli and others for legislation to establish a homeless persons bill of rights. Housing.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jul 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2017 Last action Jul 10, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jul 10, 2017
Committee
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Jan 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to the committee on Housing
lower
1 primary · 48 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Smitty Pignatelli
Smitty Pignatelli
DDemocratic
MA
3rd Berkshire
Co
Photo of Aaron Vega
Aaron Vega
DDemocratic
MA
5th Hampden
Co
Photo of Adrian Madaro
Adrian Madaro
DDemocratic
MA
1st Suffolk
Co
Photo of Alice Peisch
Alice Peisch
DDemocratic
MA
14th Norfolk
Co
Photo of Angelo Puppolo
Angelo Puppolo
DDemocratic
MA
12th Hampden
Co
Photo of Brian Ashe
Brian Ashe
DDemocratic
MA
2nd Hampden
Co
Photo of Byron Rushing
Byron Rushing
DDemocratic
MA
9th Suffolk
Co
Photo of Carmine Gentile
Carmine Gentile
DDemocratic
MA
13th Middlesex
Co
Photo of Carolyn C. Dykema
Carolyn C. Dykema
DDemocratic
MA
8th Middlesex
Co
CW
Chris Walsh
DDemocratic
MA
6th Middlesex
Co
Photo of Christine Barber
Christine Barber
DDemocratic
MA
34th Middlesex