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Senate adopts amendment to restore biweekly shelter reports and expand HomeBASE reporting

Massachusetts Senate · October 23, 2025
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Summary

The Senate adopted an amendment to resume detailed biweekly reporting on emergency shelter occupancy and costs and to require similar reporting for the HomeBASE program, including de-identified demographics and cost breakdowns. Sponsors said strengthened reporting is needed after a lapse in statutory reporting.

The Senate adopted an amendment (Amendment 3) that requires the administration to resume biweekly reports on emergency shelter occupancy, costs and related details and to supply a retrospective account of reporting gaps that occurred while prior reporting requirements lapsed. The amendment also adds reporting obligations for the…

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