Massachusetts · Bill 968 · 194th General Court

An Act promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts

S 968 Sponsored by Sal N. DiDomenico 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. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 968) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Joanne M. Comerford, Susannah M. Whipps and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote housing stability and homelessness prevention through a right to counsel pilot program in Massachusetts in response to the COVID-emergency. 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 11/19/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium · Joint Committee on Housing
  4. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Nov 25, 2025 Joint Committee on Housing Committee report: Favorable with Changes (Favorable with changes)
Members

Yes · 5

Other · 1

 5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 17 cosponsors: 16 Democrats, 1 Independent.

All 17 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.