Massachusetts · Bill 705 · 194th General Court

An Act relative to home investments

S 705 Sponsored by John J. Cronin In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  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. Cronin, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 705) of John J. Cronin for legislation to require a shared equity investor to have a license with respect to residential property. Financial Services.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Financial Services · Joint Committee on Financial Services
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on Financial Services
  4. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual; Hearing updated to include Virtual · Joint Committee on Financial Services
  5. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual; Hearing location changed · Joint Committee on Financial Services
  6. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual; Hearing updated to New End Time · Joint Committee on Financial Services
  7. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual; Hearing updated to New End Time · Joint Committee on Financial Services
  8. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual; Hearing updated to New End Time · Joint Committee on Financial Services
  9. SenateReporting date extended to Monday May 4, 2026
  10. SenateReporting date extended to Friday June 12, 2026
  11. SenateReporting date extended to Friday July 10, 2026
  12. CommitteeAccompanied a new draft, see S3179 · Joint Committee on Financial Services

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.