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H1329Introduced in the House

Temporarily protecting recently widowed spouses from foreclosure

Introduced

Introduced by Priscila Sousa, District 06-MID

What does this bill do?

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Official description

By Representative Sousa of Framingham, a petition of Priscila S. Sousa that mortgage lenders delay foreclosure proceedings after certain borrower deaths. Financial Services.

Where it stands

Read second and ordered to a third reading

March 19, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Referred to the Joint Committee on Financial Services

  2. Senate concurred

  3. Hearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  4. Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to include Virtual

  5. Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  6. Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  7. Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  8. Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  9. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  10. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  11. Rules suspended

  12. Read second and ordered to a third reading

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