The bills for the 2015-16 legislative session, with their House and Senate Bill numbers and lead sponsors, are listed below.
A summary Fact Sheet for all 9 bills is now available: ( PDF )
An Act to Prevent Unnecessary Vacancies in Foreclosed Homes (S807/H1579)
Lead Sponsors: Rep. Jeff Sanchez; Sen. Jamie Eldridge
House Bill text: ( PDF )
Senate Bill text: ( PDF )
MAAPL Fact Sheet on this bill: ( PDF )
An Act to Facilitate Alternatives to Foreclosure (S482/H888)
Lead Sponsors: Rep. Mary S. Keefe; Sen. Harriet Chandler
House Bill text: ( PDF )
Senate Bill text: ( PDF )
MAAPL Fact Sheet on this bill: ( PDF )
An Act to Establish Foreclosure Review Division of the Superior Court
(S871/H1640)
Lead Sponsors: Rep. Aaron Vega; Sen. Thomas McGee
House Bill text: ( PDF )
Senate Bill text: ( PDF )
MAAPL Fact Sheet on this bill: ( PDF )
An Act Relative to the Improvement in the Process for Collecting Delinquent Property Taxes (S1463/H2605)
Lead Sponsors: Rep. John Mahoney; Sen. Sal DiDomenico
House Bill text: ( PDF )
Senate Bill text: ( PDF )
MAAPL Fact Sheet on this bill: ( PDF )
An Act to Ensure Reliable Land Title to Bolster Local Home Ownership and Business Creation (S805/H1625)
Lead Sponsors: Rep. Benjamin Swan and Ellen Story; Sen. Eileen T. Donoghue
House Bill text: ( PDF )
Senate Bill text: ( PDF )
MAAPL Fact Sheet on this bill: ( PDF )
An Act Relative to Vacant and Foreclosed Property (S1090/H1498)
Lead Sponsors: Rep. Frank Moran; Sen. Barbara L’Italien
House Bill text: ( PDF )
Senate Bill text: ( PDF )
MAAPL Fact Sheet on this bill: ( PDF )
An Act Relative to the Tax Relief of Mortgage Debt (H3770*)
Lead Sponsors: Rep. Elizabeth A. Malia; Sen. Sal DiDomenico
House and Senate Bill text: ( PDF )
MAAPL Fact Sheet on this bill: ( PDF )
*Bill revised by the Revenue Committee and assigned a new bill number (H3770 for both the original House and Senate bills).
An Act to Require Judicial Foreclosure (S852/H1599)
Lead Sponsors: Rep. Frank Smizik; Sen. Timothy M. Kennedy
House Bill text: ( PDF )
Senate Bill text: ( PDF )
MAAPL Fact Sheet on this bill: ( PDF )
An Act to Establish a Resolution Trust Fund (H835)
Lead Sponsor: Rep. Michelle DuBois
House Bill text: ( PDF )
MAAPL Fact Sheet on this bill: ( PDF )
Please visit our Action Alerts page for an overview of MAAPL’s activities regarding the 2012 foreclosure bill and related issues, as well as upcoming activities regarding the 2015 bills listed above.