AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
Summary
Adds a definition for "co-living housing" to the zoning ordinance provisions of the general laws and would include such housing as a special provision to be included in a zoning ordinance.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 23, 2025
Signed Jun 30, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 21, 2025
How they voted
50–8
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 75
Jun 21, 2025
D
Democratic64
78% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican10
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 30, 2025
Signed into law
06/30/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/21/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/20/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 29, 2025
Committee
05/29/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 23, 2025
Introduced
05/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jake Bissaillon
DDemocratic
P
John Burke
DDemocratic
P
Victoria Gu
DDemocratic
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