BOSTON – For years, homeowners who have had the misfortune of finding out their home’s foundations are crumbling because of bad concrete have sought help from the state, or even federal government.

“I sure hope it passes. It's been sitting on Beacon Hill for six years. I don’t know who else we need to tell. Presentations like this are not new,” said Jeffrey Haynes of Rutland, who is begging legislators to do something about crumbling foundations in Massachusetts.

“Twenty-five hundred homes were identified when I first learned about it. Now, easily we're at 7,500 homes, if not more,” said Sen. Ryan Fattman (R- Worcester and Hampden).

Former Sen. Anne Gobi, who introduced legislation to the Senate, was in attendance.

Now Senators Durant and Fattman are trying to find a way to help their constituents.

Two bills are in the works this session. One would test all concrete being used for foundations for the mineral pyrrhotite, the mineral which weakens the concrete, causing it to crumble.

The other would create a fund for homeowners to pull from so that not everything has to come out of pocket, and they can protect their investments.

“There has to be a solution so that these people are $250,000 out of pocket,” said Fattman. “Don't forget, for anyone who's learning about this situation, you can't go to the bank and pull out the equity because when they ask you why and they understand the problem. The house is worthless.”

The goal is a $20 million trust fund. For Durant, the money seems like an obvious move.

“We just are in the process of spending nearly $1 billion for this migrant crisis and in moving forward with that, when that billion dollars could help all of these homeowners,” said Durant. “It could solve this problem. So that's a direct correlation to the priorities of this state.”

Both lawmakers are hoping that by continually talking about the issue and adding it into other policy packages, they may be able to get something passed.

Fattman is hoping the governor's housing bond bill, which was introduced earlier this session, could be a way to start getting some funding for families just like this one.