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An Act to clarify the organization of the Lexington Housing Assistance Board

Filed by Michelle L. Ciccolo  ·  3 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2026.

H4842  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD5426

14 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-12-15HouseReferred to the committee on Housing
2025-12-18SenateSenate concurred
2026-01-06JointHearing scheduled for 01/06/2026 from 12:00 PM-12:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
2026-03-12HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-03-23HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-03-23HouseRules suspended
2026-03-23HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-04-27HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2026-04-30SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-05-07SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-05-07SenateRead second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-05-11HouseEnacted
2026-05-11SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2026-05-19ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2026

1 committee vote

Housing (J)  ·  2026-03-06 12:00  ·  Poll on H.4842

favorable · 10

no action · 1

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Public hearing

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2026-01-06Housing (J)Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableHousing (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.