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H1243 • 2025

An Act relative to housing rehabilitation grant programs

An Act relative to housing rehabilitation grant programs

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Sponsor
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5211
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to housing rehabilitation grant programs

An Act relative to housing rehabilitation grant programs By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to housing rehabilitation grant programs By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1243) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf relative to homeowners insurance.
  • Financial Services.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5211

  2. 2025-09-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/15/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Financial Services

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to housing rehabilitation grant programs
By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1243) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf relative to homeowners insurance. Financial Services.

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Bill H.1243

Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4G the following section:-

Section 4H. An insurer licensed to write and engaged in the writing of homeowners insurance in the commonwealth shall extend a residential owner’s coverage by 60 days if the residential owner: (i) received a coverage policy cancellation from the insurer that cited as the reason for cancellation a condition or conditions of the property; and (ii) is approved for a federal, state or local housing rehabilitation grant. The commissioner shall verify that the rehabilitation grant was granted for the purpose of making the necessary repairs to the property to remediate the cited condition or conditions.

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