# Massachusetts H 1572: An Act to promote Yes in My Back Yard

Massachusetts H 1572, An Act to promote Yes in My Back Yard, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Andres X. Vargas (Democratic), Kevin G. Honan (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-09-21 (Accompanied a study order, see H5678 (under House Rule 27)) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 1572
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to promote Yes in My Back Yard
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-09-21, Accompanied a study order, see H5678 (under House Rule 27)
- Sponsors: Andres X. Vargas (Democratic), Kevin G. Honan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Subjects: Housing
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andres X. Vargas (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Kevin G. Honan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christine P. Barber (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher M. Markey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Homar Gómez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Francis Moran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kate Donaghue (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary S. Keefe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Connolly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Russell E. Holmes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Owens (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vanna Howard (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-09-21: Accompanied a study order, see H5678 (under House Rule 27) (House)
- 2025-09-17: Hearing rescheduled to 09/17/2025 from 09:00 AM-11:30 AM in B-1 <br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2025-09-16: Hearing rescheduled to 09/17/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1 <br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing location changed</span> (legislature)
- 2025-09-04: Hearing scheduled for 09/17/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Housing (House)
- undated: Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1572.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1572.pdf)

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