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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts House Bill 1941 Modifies Housing Court Jurisdiction
Last action · February 2, 2026: Accompanied a new draft, see H5031Sponsor: Adrianne Ramos
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What This Bill Would Do
Massachusetts House Bill 1941 removes specific geographic and city-level boundary restrictions from the provisions of chapter 185C of the General Laws, taking effect immediately upon passage.
Alters the statutory geographic framing for Housing Court divisions by striking out explicit county and municipal listings from the text of Section 3 of chapter 185C.
Who It Would Affect
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Housing Court
The court's statutory jurisdictional provisions under chapter 185C are modified by removing specific geographic text.
Key Facts
- Section 1 strikes out specific geographic division wording from lines 4 through 9 of Section 3 of chapter 185C of the General Laws.
- Section 2 strikes out additional geographic city and county descriptions from lines 34 through 38 of Section 3 of chapter 185C.
- Section 3 specifies that the Act takes effect immediately upon passage.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 2, 2026HouseAccompanied a new draft, see H5031
- Oct 10, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- Feb 27, 2025SenateSenate concurred
- Feb 27, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on The Judiciary
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