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S1067 • 2025

An Act clarifying the jurisdiction of the housing court department

An Act clarifying the jurisdiction of the housing court department

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Sponsor
Sal N. DiDomenico
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act clarifying the jurisdiction of the housing court department

An Act clarifying the jurisdiction of the housing court department By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act clarifying the jurisdiction of the housing court department By Mr.
  • DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1067) of Sal N.
  • DiDomenico for legislation to clarify the jurisdiction of the housing court department.

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  • 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. 2026-04-02 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

  2. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Thursday April 2, 2026

  3. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Monday March 2, 2026

  4. 2025-10-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act clarifying the jurisdiction of the housing court department
By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1067) of Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to clarify the jurisdiction of the housing court department. The Judiciary.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1067

SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 185C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 to 9, inclusive, the words “arising in the city of Boston in the case of that division, in the counties of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire in the case of the western division and within the cities and towns included in the Worcester county division, northeastern division and southeastern division, in the case of those divisions,”

SECTION 2. Said section 3 of said chapter 185C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 34 to 38, inclusive, the words "in the city of Boston, in the case of that division, Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties, in the case of the western division and within the cities and towns included in the Worcester county division, northeastern division and southeastern division, in the case of those "and inserting in place thereof the following words: within their respective.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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