An Act permitting the city of Revere to establish penalties and liens for rooming house & certificates of fitness ordinance violations
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/19/2026 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 2/25/2026 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 2/19/2026 | House | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 1/29/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 1/29/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 1/29/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 1/5/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 11/26/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/26/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only |
| 11/19/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 11/17/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H4603 | An Act permitting the city of Revere to establish penalties and liens for noise ordinance violations | Active |
The city of Revere may: (i) issue citations; (ii) establish appeal and hearing processes for the citations; (iii) file real estate liens to collect unpaid fines, penalties or assessments from the citations; and (iv) avail itself of any and all relevant enforcement or procedural provisions provided in chapter 40U of the General Laws for violations of the rooming house ordinance of the city.
This act shall apply only to those violations that are separate and distinct from violations of the health, sanitary, housing, fire, building, plumbing or electrical code of the city of Revere or the commonwealth.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. The city of Revere may: (i) issue citations; (ii) establish appeal and hearing processes for the citations; (iii) file real estate liens to collect unpaid fines, penalties or assessments from the citations; and (iv) avail itself of any and all relevant enforcement or procedural provisions provided in chapter 40U of the General Laws for violations of the rooming house ordinance of the city. SECTION 2. This act shall apply only to those violations that are separate and distinct from violations of the health, sanitary, housing, fire, building, plumbing or electrical code of the city of Revere or the commonwealth. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.