H770 • 2025

An Act clarifying the classification of assisted living residences

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Sponsor: Kevin G. Honan
Last action: 2026-03-30
Official status: Accompanied a study order, see H5310 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act clarifying the classification of assisted living residences

An Act clarifying the classification of assisted living residences By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act clarifying the classification of assisted living residences By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
770) of Kevin G.
Honan relative to the classification of assisted living residences.
Elder Affairs.

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Bill History

2026-03-30 House
Accompanied a study order, see H5310 (under House Rule 27)
2025-08-11 House
Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025
2025-06-27 Joint
Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Aging and Independence
2025-04-29 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Elder Affairs
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred
House
Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act clarifying the classification of assisted living residences
By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 770) of Kevin G. Honan relative to the classification of assisted living residences. Elder Affairs.

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Bill H.770

SECTION 1. Whereas, assisted living residences were created to provide comprehensive services to the elderly population; and

Whereas, agreements as defined in this chapter are not and were never intended to create residential tenancies within landlord tenant law; and

Whereas, assisted living residences are not and were never intended to be residential or commercial landlords within landlord tenant law.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 18 of chapter 19D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following subsection:-

(e) For the purposes of this chapter, and any other general or special law, assisted living residences certified under this chapter shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter one hundred and eighty-six or chapter two hundred and thirty-nine except insofar as set forth in section nine (a)(18) of this chapter.

SECTION 2. This act shall become effective on January 15, 1995.

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