Massachusetts · Bill 1017 · 194th General Court

An Act to reform the emergency assistance shelter program

S 1017 Sponsored by Patrick M. O'Connor Failed

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1017) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to reform the emergency assistance shelter program by limiting the scope to residents of the Commonwealth. Housing.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Housing · Joint Committee on Housing
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 10/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Housing
  4. SenateAccompanied a study order, see S2766

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.