All Roll Calls
Yes: 4 • No: 1
MassachusettsS 22194th General Court (2025-2026)Senate
An Act authorizing the city of Somerville to regulate rent in residential dwelling units
Sponsored By: Patricia D. Jehlen (Democratic)
First Reading
Housing
Your PRIA Score
Score Hidden
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Patricia D. Jehlen
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Christine P. Barber
Democratic • House
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democratic • House
Mike Connolly
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
committee vote • 11/25/2025
Committee Favorable with Changes: Favorable with changes
Yes: 4 • No: 1 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Read second and ordered to a third reading
1/29/2026SenateBill reported favorably by committee as changed and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
12/8/2025SenateHearing scheduled for 11/19/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
11/7/2025legislatureHouse concurred
3/10/2025HouseReferred to the committee on Housing
3/6/2025Senate
Bill Text
As Filed
Related Bills
H 5350 — An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws
H 3213 — An Act relative to the assessment of local property taxes in the city of Springfield
H 4542 — An Act relative to making the charter of the city of Chicopee gender neutral
H 2988 — An Act authorizing Freddy Castaneda to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement
H 2987 — An Act authorizing Brittany Sproule to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement
H 2985 — An Act authorizing Stephen Justice to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement