MA S61 | 2025-2026 | 194th General Court
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-12-31 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-12-31 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
For legislation to establish the Vacant Lots to Urban Agriculture Fund to support the conversion of vacant lots to farms, community gardens, and other agricultural enterprises in environmental justice populations. Agriculture.
Title
Relative to urban farmland
Sponsors
| Sen. Adam Gomez [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2025-08-28 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM in B-1 |
| 2025-06-27 | Joint | Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Agriculture and Fisheries |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House concurred. |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Referred to the Joint Committee on Agriculture |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S61 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S61.pdf |
