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H3922 • 2025

An Act requiring that broker fees in the city of Somerville be paid by the party who solicits a licensed broker

An Act requiring that broker fees in the city of Somerville be paid by the party who solicits a licensed broker

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Sponsor
Mike Connolly
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5337 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act requiring that broker fees in the city of Somerville be paid by the party who solicits a licensed broker

An Act requiring that broker fees in the city of Somerville be paid by the party who solicits a licensed broker By Representative Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act requiring that broker fees in the city of Somerville be paid by the party who solicits a licensed broker By Representative Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3922) of Mike Connolly and others relative to broker fees in the city of Somerville.
  • Housing.
  • [Local Approval Received.]

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5337 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-11-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/19/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  3. 2025-03-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  4. 2025-03-20 House

    Referred to the committee on Housing

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act requiring that broker fees in the city of Somerville be paid by the party who solicits a licensed broker
By Representative Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3922) of Mike Connolly and others relative to broker fees in the city of Somerville. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3922

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in the city of Somerville, any person who performs real estate brokerage activities and is licensed or registered pursuant to sections 87PP to 87DDD1/2, inclusive, of chapter 112 of the General Laws may solely contract with a prospective tenant to find for rent residential property for a tenant and present an offer to lease to the landlord or landlord’s agent and negotiate on behalf of the tenant or may solely contract with a landlord or landlord’s agent to find a tenant for a property. Any fee shall only be paid by the party, lessor or tenant who originally engaged and entered into a contract with the licensed broker or salesperson.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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