Massachusetts · Bill 3921 · 194th General Court

An Act further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville

H 3921 Sponsored by Christine P. Barber In committee

  1. Introduced Mar 20, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 20, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3921) of Christine P. Barber (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to further regulate the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Housing · Joint Committee on Housing
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 11/10/2025 from 12:00 PM-12:00 PM in Written Testimony Only · Joint Committee on Housing
  4. HouseReporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
  5. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  6. CommitteeCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  7. HouseRules suspended
  8. HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 6, 2026 Joint Committee on Housing Committee report: Favorable (Poll on H.3921)
Members

Yes · 10

Not voting · 1

 10–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.