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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the city of Leominster to pay a certain unpaid bill"
description: "By Ms. Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1795) of Natalie M. Higgins (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Leominster be authorized to pay a certain unpaid bill. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 1795"
citation: "Massachusetts H 1795 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Natalie M. Higgins"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d33efd5-a096-492c-9b73-d41b9d2d093f"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1795"
source_hash: "bc013d5a40ec5f017f1430f7831dd1ff53a5a7cc513132546cbbc28089c3ca05"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 1795 (191st) — An Act authorizing the city of Leominster to pay a certain unpaid bill
By Ms. Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1795) of Natalie M. Higgins (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Leominster be authorized to pay a certain unpaid bill. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1795.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Natalie M. Higgins — primary (person)
- Natalie M. Higgins — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-22** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-01** Hearing scheduled for 04/09/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- **2019-04-22** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-09** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-05-09** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-09** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-06-20** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-24** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-07-18** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-07-18** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-07-22** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-07-22** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-07-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d33efd5-a096-492c-9b73-d41b9d2d093f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the charter of the town of Plymouth"
description: "By Mr. Muratore of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1811) of Mathew J. Muratore and others (by vote of the town) relative to the charter of the town of Plymouth. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 1811"
citation: "Massachusetts H 1811 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mathew J. Muratore"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc7007c2-b864-4fed-8602-f1511e3941a9"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1811"
source_hash: "1d4313a4203147d664726b38a109f24a813e1a1b487bf3efea65687191f1133c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 1811 (191st) — An Act relative to the charter of the town of Plymouth
By Mr. Muratore of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1811) of Mathew J. Muratore and others (by vote of the town) relative to the charter of the town of Plymouth. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1811.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Mathew J. Muratore — primary (person)
- Kathleen R. LaNatra — cosponsor (person)
- Mathew J. Muratore — cosponsor (person)
- Randy Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Viriato M. deMacedo — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-22** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-29** Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
- **2019-05-13** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-05-20** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-07-15** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-16** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-09-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-03-05** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc7007c2-b864-4fed-8602-f1511e3941a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield"
description: "By Mr. Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2167) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. and Anne M. Gobi (by vote of the town) relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 2167"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2167 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2020-02-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3437b779-2195-4ef9-84f8-26c508d6bc16"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2167"
source_hash: "216ca8ca154be7463547e571d5f1f7a2017c8686a6d71a5086e5106392a08846"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 2167 (191st) — An Act relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield
By Mr. Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2167) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. and Anne M. Gobi (by vote of the town) relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2167.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. — primary (person)
- Anne M. Gobi — cosponsor (person)
- Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-22** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-02** Hearing scheduled for 04/09/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2019-05-06** Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-01** Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-08** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-08** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-08** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-17** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-21** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-30** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-02-18** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-02-18** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-02-20** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-02-20** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-02-27** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3437b779-2195-4ef9-84f8-26c508d6bc16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Norwood to continue the employment of police chief William G. Brooks, III"
description: "By Representative Rogers of Norwood and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2356) of John H. Rogers and Michael F. Rush (by vote of the town) that the town of Norwood be authorized to continue the employment of police chief William G. Brooks, III. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 2356"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2356 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2020-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87e06ed0-4795-45c8-b159-9170986f8292"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2356"
source_hash: "418b746d2b73a1dc510f82580e2bea63c333b8d2844c9cc1d8d4627cb15bd382"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 2356 (191st) — An Act authorizing the town of Norwood to continue the employment of police chief William G. Brooks, III
By Representative Rogers of Norwood and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2356) of John H. Rogers and Michael F. Rush (by vote of the town) that the town of Norwood be authorized to continue the employment of police chief William G. Brooks, III. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2356.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John H. Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Michael F. Rush — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-22** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-02** Hearing scheduled for 04/09/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2019-05-06** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-05-20** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-08-12** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-08-15** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-03-18** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-03-18** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-03-19** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-03-26** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 51 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87e06ed0-4795-45c8-b159-9170986f8292`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve providing for the erection in the house chamber of a memorial containing the text of the address which Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. delivered to a joint convention of the 2 branches of the General Court on April 22, 1965"
description: "By Mr. Williams of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 2799) of Bud L. Williams and others providing that the superintendent of the Bureau of State Office Buildings be authorized to erect a plaque, in the House Chamber, commemorating a portion of the address Martin Luther King, Jr., gave to a joint convention of the General Court on April 22, 1965. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 2799"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2799 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bud L. Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2020-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66fa810f-e3ed-4339-98a8-25f88ca7d6f9"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2799"
source_hash: "edf067d590e92030e7ee07bd09919eda5919b5201e62ef42ccff303ddb6a2164"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 2799 (191st) — Resolve providing for the erection in the house chamber of a memorial containing the text of the address which Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. delivered to a joint convention of the 2 branches of the General Court on April 22, 1965
By Mr. Williams of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 2799) of Bud L. Williams and others providing that the superintendent of the Bureau of State Office Buildings be authorized to erect a plaque, in the House Chamber, commemorating a portion of the address Martin Luther King, Jr., gave to a joint convention of the General Court on April 22, 1965. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2799.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Bud L. Williams — primary (person)
- Brian M. Ashe — cosponsor (person)
- Bud L. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Carlos González — cosponsor (person)
- Chynah Tyler — cosponsor (person)
- David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf — cosponsor (person)
- José F. Tosado — cosponsor (person)
- Norman J. Orrall — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy R. Whelan — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-22** Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-30** Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2019 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 437
- **2019-10-28** Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-12-19** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-12-19** Rules suspended
- **2019-12-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-23** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-26** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-23** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-07-23** Rules suspended
- **2020-07-23** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-07-23** Read third `reading-3`
- **2020-07-23** Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #244 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0) `passage`
- **2020-07-27** Enacted - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 228) `passage`
- **2020-07-28** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-08-04** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/66fa810f-e3ed-4339-98a8-25f88ca7d6f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act designating a certain bridge in the city of Framingham as the Deanna K. Richards memorial bridge"
description: "By Mr. Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3067) of Jack Patrick Lewis relative to designating a certain bridge in the city of Framingham as the Deanna K. Richards memorial bridge. Transportation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3067"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3067 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jack Patrick Lewis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2de33b16-6c1e-4a27-9a26-deb05b0f685e"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3067"
source_hash: "5bb83d51dfd5a610bc903fe797c3a1f742e887885fd8d826f50ab47e0d4246ba"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3067 (191st) — An Act designating a certain bridge in the city of Framingham as the Deanna K. Richards memorial bridge
By Mr. Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3067) of Jack Patrick Lewis relative to designating a certain bridge in the city of Framingham as the Deanna K. Richards memorial bridge. Transportation.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3067.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Jack Patrick Lewis — primary (person)
- Jack Patrick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-22** Referred to the committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Senate concurred
- **2019-05-09** Hearing scheduled for 05/14/2019 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in B-2
- **2019-06-06** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-06-19** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-07-08** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-09** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-07-25** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-07-25** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-29** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-07-29** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-07-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2de33b16-6c1e-4a27-9a26-deb05b0f685e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Patty Woods, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination"
description: "By Mr. Williams of Springfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bud L. Williams and others for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Patty Woods, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3508"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3508 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bud L. Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-28"
last_action: "2019-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4f504a7-ab18-4cca-99c4-9e095d24c554"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3508"
source_hash: "c163b99456bfd3dfa02d83b62643caaee1e7607c1c6ce7a28bf514597092a1da"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3508 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Patty Woods, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
By Mr. Williams of Springfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bud L. Williams and others for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Patty Woods, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3508.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Bud L. Williams — primary (person)
- Bud L. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Carlos González — cosponsor (person)
- Donald F. Humason, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- James K. Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
- Mindy Domb — cosponsor (person)
- Susannah M. Whipps — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Vitolo — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-28** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-04** Senate concurred
- **2019-03-07** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-03-13** Rules suspended
- **2019-03-13** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-21** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-03-25** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-04-04** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-04-08** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-04-08** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-04-08** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-04-08** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4f504a7-ab18-4cca-99c4-9e095d24c554`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of making various capital improvements and acquiring items of capital equipment at the Martha’s Vineyard airport"
description: "By Mr. Fernandes of Falmouth, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Dylan A. Fernandes that the county of Dukes County be authorized to borrow funds to pay costs of making various capital improvements and acquiring items of capital equipment at the Martha’s Vineyard airport. Municipalities and Regional Government."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3630"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3630 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dylan A. Fernandes"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-13"
last_action: "2019-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5cddab2c-43fc-4478-9d7d-d4e2197bb103"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3630"
source_hash: "9302d70cbd08b9ff3cfc71294342734125ecad28f094a8890f44378e51e8255e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3630 (191st) — An Act authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of making various capital improvements and acquiring items of capital equipment at the Martha’s Vineyard airport
By Mr. Fernandes of Falmouth, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Dylan A. Fernandes that the county of Dukes County be authorized to borrow funds to pay costs of making various capital improvements and acquiring items of capital equipment at the Martha’s Vineyard airport. Municipalities and Regional Government.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3630.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Dylan A. Fernandes — primary (person)
- Dylan A. Fernandes — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-03-13** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18** Senate concurred
- **2019-03-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-28** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-03-28** Rules suspended
- **2019-03-28** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-18** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-04-22** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-24** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-06-24** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-24** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-06-27** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-06-27** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-07-01** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5cddab2c-43fc-4478-9d7d-d4e2197bb103`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to certain municipal employees of the towns of Richmond and West Stockbridge"
description: "By Representative Pignatelli of Lee and Senator Hinds, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Smitty Pignatelli and Adam G. Hinds relative to certain compensation for municipal employees in the towns of Richmond and West Stockbridge. Municipalities and Regional Government."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3631"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3631 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-07"
last_action: "2019-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bc4b0c8-8863-49aa-9b2f-fb541c58ca66"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3631"
source_hash: "ac2080f0cb8f749eabbc3c5da43bfff4fcd76827c5079f85b143f4b8971780e7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3631 (191st) — An Act relative to certain municipal employees of the towns of Richmond and West Stockbridge
By Representative Pignatelli of Lee and Senator Hinds, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Smitty Pignatelli and Adam G. Hinds relative to certain compensation for municipal employees in the towns of Richmond and West Stockbridge. Municipalities and Regional Government.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3631.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Adam G. Hinds — cosponsor (person)
- Smitty Pignatelli — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-03-07** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-01** Hearing scheduled for 04/09/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- **2019-04-22** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-05-09** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-09** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-06-05** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-10** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-03** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-03** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-03** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-10-07** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-10-07** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-10-11** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 87 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4bc4b0c8-8863-49aa-9b2f-fb541c58ca66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a department of municipal finance in the town of Dennis"
description: "By Representative Whelan of Brewster and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3635) of Timothy R. Whelan and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) that the town of Dennis be authorized to establish a department of municipal finance. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3635"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3635 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-27"
last_action: "2020-02-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d60bc66b-923c-4d8e-8880-dce251c19c68"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3635"
source_hash: "ac5480a0b61055db6351f3b824f21994912f95c9b1424bc93e84e3eda8375c4a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3635 (191st) — An Act establishing a department of municipal finance in the town of Dennis
By Representative Whelan of Brewster and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3635) of Timothy R. Whelan and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) that the town of Dennis be authorized to establish a department of municipal finance. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3635.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Julian Cyr — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy R. Whelan — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-03-27** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-01** Senate concurred
- **2019-07-23** Hearing scheduled for 07/30/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
- **2019-08-01** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-08-05** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-08-05** Rules suspended
- **2019-08-05** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-14** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-18** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-01-16** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-02-13** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-02-18** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-02-18** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-02-27** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d60bc66b-923c-4d8e-8880-dce251c19c68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects"
description: "An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3638"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3638 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Ways and Means"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-27"
last_action: "2019-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14c67dcc-c434-4bb0-b156-1dd73ea59335"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3638"
source_hash: "7bd1c0f400f90c93cb09b0492f4106e510c50e06b170099933e13c0c6127c521"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3638 (191st) — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3638.pdf)
## Sponsors
- House Committee on Ways and Means — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-03-27** Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
- **2019-03-27** Reported on a part of H74
- **2019-03-27** Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-03-27** Rules suspended
- **2019-03-27** Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-03-27** Passed to be engrossed - 140 YEAS to 14 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 34) `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-03-28** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-03-28** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Enacted - see Roll Call #20 [YEAS 33 to NAYS 5] `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Laid before the Governor
- **2019-03-29** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14c67dcc-c434-4bb0-b156-1dd73ea59335`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the membership of the conservation commission of the town of Holliston"
description: "By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3642) of Carolyn C. Dykema (by vote of the town) relative to the membership of the conservation commission of the town of Holliston. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3642"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3642 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carolyn C. Dykema"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-01"
last_action: "2019-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a34c18d-39a0-4a5f-b983-6b505d34bc7b"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3642"
source_hash: "5b085404566fcb41457e6ae9a302ddd4dcb815df27d52d0a7084823e9de4fedd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3642 (191st) — An Act relative to the membership of the conservation commission of the town of Holliston
By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3642) of Carolyn C. Dykema (by vote of the town) relative to the membership of the conservation commission of the town of Holliston. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3642.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Carolyn C. Dykema — primary (person)
- Carolyn C. Dykema — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-01** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-29** Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
- **2019-05-08** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-05-15** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-06-06** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-10** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-07-15** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-07-15** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-16** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-07-16** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-07-26** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a34c18d-39a0-4a5f-b983-6b505d34bc7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Bedford to release a portion of a certain conservation restriction"
description: "By Representative Gordon of Bedford and Senator Barrett, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3644) of Kenneth I. Gordon and Michael J. Barrett (by vote of the town) that the town of Bedford be authorized to release a portion of a certain conservation restriction in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3644"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3644 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-01"
last_action: "2019-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e79716d1-7c3f-48ac-ab8e-99aec4e7b940"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3644"
source_hash: "050a59f30ee919b6caf932314231262804a9d3267d155f7a2a429b683ca62f69"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3644 (191st) — An Act authorizing the town of Bedford to release a portion of a certain conservation restriction
By Representative Gordon of Bedford and Senator Barrett, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3644) of Kenneth I. Gordon and Michael J. Barrett (by vote of the town) that the town of Bedford be authorized to release a portion of a certain conservation restriction in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3644.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Kenneth I. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Barrett — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-01** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-29** Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
- **2019-05-08** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-05-16** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-16** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-06-17** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-20** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-07-18** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-07-18** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-07-22** Enacted - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 82) `passage`
- **2019-07-22** Enacted -see Roll Call #83 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) `passage`
- **2019-07-22** Laid before the Governor
- **2019-07-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e79716d1-7c3f-48ac-ab8e-99aec4e7b940`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Burlington to grant additional alcoholic beverage licenses"
description: "By Representative Gordon of Bedford and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3676) of Kenneth I. Gordon and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) that the town of Burlington be authorized to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises and four additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3676"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3676 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-04"
last_action: "2020-01-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6aae4dc0-da43-43d3-8ac6-faae133a9e72"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3676"
source_hash: "c87caa78c4f79635a01ae94c75ad4ba357d92a84e8ae7edb502cde803e78ec69"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3676 (191st) — An Act authorizing the town of Burlington to grant additional alcoholic beverage licenses
By Representative Gordon of Bedford and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3676) of Kenneth I. Gordon and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) that the town of Burlington be authorized to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises and four additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3676.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Cindy F. Friedman — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth I. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-04** Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-08** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-23** Hearing scheduled for 04/29/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2
- **2019-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-09-30** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-09-30** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-30** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-10** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-15** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-24** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-23** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-23** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-26** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-26** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-01-03** Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
- **2020-01-06** For message, see H4286
- **2020-01-06** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-09** Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
- **2020-01-09** Governors amendment adopted (in the form approved by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-01-13** Rules suspended
- **2020-01-13** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-01-13** Re-enacted
- **2020-01-13** Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor
- **2020-01-22** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6aae4dc0-da43-43d3-8ac6-faae133a9e72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the appointing authority of the Town of Bridgewater to appoint police cadets under certain circumstances to the police department of said town"
description: "By Mr. D'Emilia of Bridgewater, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3677) of Angelo L. D'Emilia and Marc R. Pacheco (with the approval of the town council) that the town of Bridgewater be authorized to appoint police cadets under certain circumstances to the police department of said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3677"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3677 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Angelo L. D'Emilia"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-04"
last_action: "2020-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f94e55f8-d02a-4714-8eaf-309340e7de34"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3677"
source_hash: "f006587ea279506768e22d93c497e4ca7357ea66c483ac5ac6a7b90087946930"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3677 (191st) — An Act authorizing the appointing authority of the Town of Bridgewater to appoint police cadets under certain circumstances to the police department of said town
By Mr. D'Emilia of Bridgewater, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3677) of Angelo L. D'Emilia and Marc R. Pacheco (with the approval of the town council) that the town of Bridgewater be authorized to appoint police cadets under certain circumstances to the police department of said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3677.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Angelo L. D'Emilia — primary (person)
- Angelo L. D'Emilia — cosponsor (person)
- Marc R. Pacheco — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-04** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-08** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-16** Discharged to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-24** Hearing scheduled for 05/01/2019 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-2
- **2019-11-19** Accompanied by S2219
- **2019-11-19** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-11-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-11-20** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-01-23** Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-01-27** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-02-13** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-07-29** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-07-29** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-07-29** Rules suspended
- **2020-07-29** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-07-29** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-08-05** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 134 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f94e55f8-d02a-4714-8eaf-309340e7de34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Maryanne Healey, an employee of the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office"
description: "By Mr. Murphy of Weymouth, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James M. Murphy for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Maryanne Healey, an employee of the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3689"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3689 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James M. Murphy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-10"
last_action: "2019-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1cab1e50-e322-4f9e-a6ed-e30dc6d6203c"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3689"
source_hash: "d406e1784de8d1e01600177f2d8e3a0db336fff01a8ed3c91e670b3356f1ec28"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3689 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Maryanne Healey, an employee of the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office
By Mr. Murphy of Weymouth, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James M. Murphy for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Maryanne Healey, an employee of the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3689.pdf)
## Sponsors
- James M. Murphy — primary (person)
- James M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-10** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-24** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-29** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-04-29** Rules suspended
- **2019-04-29** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-15** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-15** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-05-20** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-05-30** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-05-30** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-03** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-06-03** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-06-03** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-06-03** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1cab1e50-e322-4f9e-a6ed-e30dc6d6203c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Scott A. Smith, an employee of the Trial Court"
description: "By Mr. Brodeur of Melrose, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Paul Brodeur for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Scott A. Smith, an employee of the Trial Court. The Judiciary."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3693"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3693 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Brodeur"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-10"
last_action: "2019-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e70113b6-c85c-4df0-a88a-e0774d142263"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3693"
source_hash: "81343742764b4ca192c5b4121f51a2eac8b9ceed6ced572444f5baa9d6705b45"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3693 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Scott A. Smith, an employee of the Trial Court
By Mr. Brodeur of Melrose, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Paul Brodeur for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Scott A. Smith, an employee of the Trial Court. The Judiciary.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3693.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Paul Brodeur — primary (person)
- Paul Brodeur — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-10** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-22** Senate concurred
- **2019-04-23** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-29** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-04-29** Rules suspended
- **2019-04-29** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-05-20** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-07-16** Taken from the Orders of the Day
- **2019-07-16** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-18** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-18** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-18** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-07-18** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-07-26** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 39 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e70113b6-c85c-4df0-a88a-e0774d142263`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the Westford Home Rule Charter Act"
description: "By Representative Arciero of Westford and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3694) of James Arciero and Edward J. Kennedy (by vote of the town) relative to the terms of office for newly appointed cemetery commissioners in the town of Westford. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3694"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3694 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-23"
last_action: "2019-10-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41e79860-5e04-4dbe-a920-82556fe81387"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3694"
source_hash: "d12a6bc5e250608f4a892804bf5c81cd0f41350b3245f8d0f14a508f5897a2fa"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3694 (191st) — An Act relative to the Westford Home Rule Charter Act
By Representative Arciero of Westford and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3694) of James Arciero and Edward J. Kennedy (by vote of the town) relative to the terms of office for newly appointed cemetery commissioners in the town of Westford. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3694.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Edward J. Kennedy — cosponsor (person)
- James Arciero — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-23** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-29** Senate concurred
- **2019-07-09** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-10** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-09-05** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-09-09** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-21** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-10-21** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-23** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-10-24** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-10-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41e79860-5e04-4dbe-a920-82556fe81387`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston"
description: "By Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3696) of Aaron Michlewitz (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3696"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3696 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aaron Michlewitz"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-25"
last_action: "2020-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af737349-e3be-477a-a210-0056152bdef8"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3696"
source_hash: "58ac721ba83b3595476b20b1083a01654b1b194146fa90dcce0303bba3f2269c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3696 (191st) — An Act relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston
By Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3696) of Aaron Michlewitz (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3696.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Aaron Michlewitz — primary (person)
- Aaron Michlewitz — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-25** Referred to the committee on Housing `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-29** Senate concurred
- **2019-05-02** Hearing scheduled for 05/14/2019 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- **2019-06-05** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** Committee recommended ought to pass `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-19** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-19** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third, rules suspended and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-06-20** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-11** Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-11** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-09-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-03-26** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-03-26** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-03-30** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-03-30** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-04-07** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af737349-e3be-477a-a210-0056152bdef8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Denise Santos, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections"
description: "By Representative O'Day of West Boylston and Senator Chandler, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James J. O'Day and Harriette L. Chandler for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Denise Santos, an employee of the Department of Correction. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3697"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3697 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-25"
last_action: "2019-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/078f7712-d6a4-4c72-805f-55bb1f03c342"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3697"
source_hash: "aad0ac74d6c6fc563b57b7a1ef3ae7351ea86ba9bf15a7ef65bdc7b4acc7ee97"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3697 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Denise Santos, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections
By Representative O'Day of West Boylston and Senator Chandler, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James J. O'Day and Harriette L. Chandler for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Denise Santos, an employee of the Department of Correction. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3697.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Harriette L. Chandler — cosponsor (person)
- James J. O'Day — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-25** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-29** Senate concurred
- **2019-05-02** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-05-02** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-02** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-08** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-05-13** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-06-03** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-06-03** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-05** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-06-06** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-06-06** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/078f7712-d6a4-4c72-805f-55bb1f03c342`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act exempting Ryan M. Charette from the maximum age requirement for appointment as a firefighter in the town of Dracut"
description: "An Act exempting Ryan M. Charette from the maximum age requirement for appointment as a firefighter in the town of Dracut"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3703"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3703 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joint Committee on Public Service"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-06"
last_action: "2019-11-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1085cf6-b287-4c4b-8681-8909f8b85c37"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3703"
source_hash: "cf1f4b7fe8bb2b54eee15058bb5268f9f146dfdb90c9f38e47277000bd087425"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3703 (191st) — An Act exempting Ryan M. Charette from the maximum age requirement for appointment as a firefighter in the town of Dracut
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3703.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Public Service — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-05-06** Reported from the committee on Public Service
- **2019-05-06** New draft of S1530 and H2262
- **2019-05-06** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-05-16** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-16** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-09-09** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-09-12** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-30** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-10-30** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-04** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-11-04** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-11-13** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1085cf6-b287-4c4b-8681-8909f8b85c37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Sophia R. Velez, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services"
description: "By Representative Capano of Lynn and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Peter Capano, Brendan P. Crighton and Mindy Domb for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Sophia R. Velez, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3739"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3739 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-28"
last_action: "2019-08-07"
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source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3739"
source_hash: "d5598d734aaafa124b3091d74e7f549d1b044d09aa54dd682de704d5bb3efa78"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3739 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Sophia R. Velez, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services
By Representative Capano of Lynn and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Peter Capano, Brendan P. Crighton and Mindy Domb for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Sophia R. Velez, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3739.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Brendan P. Crighton — cosponsor (person)
- Mindy Domb — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Capano — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-28** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-06** Senate concurred
- **2019-05-15** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-05-20** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-06-05** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-10** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-07-25** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-07-25** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-29** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-29** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-29** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-07-29** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-08-07** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb5485a2-8eba-45ba-88c7-218b536bcb00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Carrie Peters, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance"
description: "By Mr. Roy of Franklin, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jeffrey N. Roy and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Carrie Peters, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3740"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3740 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey N. Roy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-29"
last_action: "2019-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8519fae5-2d7e-493b-a1c3-0ca1466ddf47"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3740"
source_hash: "ccb2ecddd892ee66992a5203d280156226cd4cfbb3d8b94e54895f5f368ac4bf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3740 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Carrie Peters, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance
By Mr. Roy of Franklin, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jeffrey N. Roy and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Carrie Peters, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3740.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Jeffrey N. Roy — primary (person)
- Jeffrey N. Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca L. Rausch — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-29** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-06** Senate concurred
- **2019-05-15** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-05-16** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-16** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-05-28** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-06-20** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-06-20** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-20** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-06-20** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-06-20** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 23 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8519fae5-2d7e-493b-a1c3-0ca1466ddf47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to continue employment of G. Edward Bradley"
description: "By Representative Muratore of Plymouth and Senator deMacedo, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3742) of Mathew J. Muratore, Viriato M. deMacedo and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Plymouth be authorized to continue employment of G. Edward Bradley, a member of the fire department of said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3742"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3742 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-08"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c684f66e-1053-4e53-a060-e38194daa486"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3742"
source_hash: "35143153a4119f61a2717ca987a370611d144d07986c2fdf505f25077f52460f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3742 (191st) — An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to continue employment of G. Edward Bradley
By Representative Muratore of Plymouth and Senator deMacedo, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3742) of Mathew J. Muratore, Viriato M. deMacedo and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Plymouth be authorized to continue employment of G. Edward Bradley, a member of the fire department of said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3742.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Kathleen R. LaNatra — cosponsor (person)
- Mathew J. Muratore — cosponsor (person)
- Randy Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Viriato M. deMacedo — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-05-08** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-13** Senate concurred
- **2019-05-21** Hearing scheduled for 05/29/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
- **2019-06-06** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-06-13** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-13** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-06-27** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-01** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-08-05** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-08-05** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-08-08** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-08-08** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-08-09** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c684f66e-1053-4e53-a060-e38194daa486`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Antoinette Rodney, an employee of the legal department of the Trial Court"
description: "By Mr. Driscoll of Milton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William J. Driscoll, Jr., for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Antoinette Rodney, an employee of the Trial Court. The Judiciary."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3744"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3744 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William J. Driscoll, Jr."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-06"
last_action: "2019-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36355612-bb71-4df6-909e-e62768607b1f"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3744"
source_hash: "14ea9e7e9623edc6bdfc23fb55738cfda6982565c695e04f0b549640c580d47c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3744 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Antoinette Rodney, an employee of the legal department of the Trial Court
By Mr. Driscoll of Milton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William J. Driscoll, Jr., for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Antoinette Rodney, an employee of the Trial Court. The Judiciary.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3744.pdf)
## Sponsors
- William J. Driscoll, Jr. — primary (person)
- William J. Driscoll, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-05-06** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Senate concurred
- **2019-05-20** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-23** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-05-23** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-23** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-29** Rules suspended
- **2019-05-29** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-03** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-06-20** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-06-20** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-20** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-06-20** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-06-20** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-06-25** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36355612-bb71-4df6-909e-e62768607b1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Renee Bennett, an employee of the Sex Offender Registry Board"
description: "By Mr. Day of Stoneham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael S. Day for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Renee Bennett, an employee of the Sex Offender Registry Board. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3797"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3797 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael S. Day"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-13"
last_action: "2019-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44cea3e0-1c43-4388-87dc-b1274d5e1106"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3797"
source_hash: "d5ba2e565be5b38df12d2aec9efb7042b367832d1fdd60cd6f5255a119930ada"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3797 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Renee Bennett, an employee of the Sex Offender Registry Board
By Mr. Day of Stoneham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael S. Day for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Renee Bennett, an employee of the Sex Offender Registry Board. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3797.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michael S. Day — primary (person)
- Michael S. Day — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-05-13** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20** Senate concurred
- **2019-05-30** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-06-03** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-06-05** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-10** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-06-13** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-06-13** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-17** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-06-17** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-06-17** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-06-17** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44cea3e0-1c43-4388-87dc-b1274d5e1106`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act exempting the position of sealer of weights and measures within the town of Lynnfield from the Civil Service Law"
description: "By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3815) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and Brendan P. Crighton (by vote of the town) that the town of Lynnfield be authorized to exempt the position of sealer of weights and measures from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3815"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3815 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-23"
last_action: "2019-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00e02f90-07a6-427e-99de-cf1350a910b5"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3815"
source_hash: "61d8d6762789362f20a4880112d3b2a72d4b5c4066614635be5beb3a775fd6bd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3815 (191st) — An Act exempting the position of sealer of weights and measures within the town of Lynnfield from the Civil Service Law
By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3815) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and Brendan P. Crighton (by vote of the town) that the town of Lynnfield be authorized to exempt the position of sealer of weights and measures from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3815.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Brendan P. Crighton — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-05-23** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** Senate concurred
- **2019-06-14** Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2019 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-2
- **2019-07-15** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-16** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-16** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-16** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-07-23** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-25** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-08-08** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-08-08** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-08-12** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-08-12** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-08-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00e02f90-07a6-427e-99de-cf1350a910b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers"
description: "By Mr. Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3823) of William C. Galvin and Walter F. Timilty (by vote of the town) that the town of Avon be authorized to appoint retired police officers to serve as special police officers. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3823"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3823 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William C. Galvin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-29"
last_action: "2019-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b52c9578-b640-472b-8adf-2037c599efd6"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3823"
source_hash: "72975816f50e3c93df762fbcbcfb3b71b5deb9a90280807ffb5f96cfb3cf2167"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3823 (191st) — An Act authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers
By Mr. Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3823) of William C. Galvin and Walter F. Timilty (by vote of the town) that the town of Avon be authorized to appoint retired police officers to serve as special police officers. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3823.pdf)
## Sponsors
- William C. Galvin — primary (person)
- Walter F. Timilty — cosponsor (person)
- William C. Galvin — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-05-29** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** Senate concurred
- **2019-06-14** Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2019 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-2
- **2019-07-15** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-16** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-16** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-16** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-07-25** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-29** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-08-08** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-08-08** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-08-12** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-08-12** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-08-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b52c9578-b640-472b-8adf-2037c599efd6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act validating certain proceedings of the town of Sharon"
description: "A message from His Excellency the Governor (under Section 8 of Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution) recommending legislation relative to validating certain proceedings of the town of Sharon (House, No. 3826). May 30, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3826"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3826 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles D. Baker"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-30"
last_action: "2019-12-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/049de3ca-1d5b-4397-8ac7-b44522db8587"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3826"
source_hash: "0e745d1b789e493fdcb7083592ffe9873ce8c8b77ab5d2d41844a96fd280ab65"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3826 (191st) — An Act validating certain proceedings of the town of Sharon
A message from His Excellency the Governor (under Section 8 of Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution) recommending legislation relative to validating certain proceedings of the town of Sharon (House, No. 3826). May 30, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3826.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Charles D. Baker — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-05-30** Referred to the committee on Election Laws `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** Senate concurred
- **2019-09-26** Hearing scheduled for 10/02/2019 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2019-10-15** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-21** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-21** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-21** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-24** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-28** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-21** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-11-21** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-21** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-11-22** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-11-25** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-03** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 134 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/049de3ca-1d5b-4397-8ac7-b44522db8587`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Hudson to grant five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises"
description: "By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3847) of Kate Hogan and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) that the town of Hudson be authorized to grant five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3847"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3847 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kate Hogan"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-03"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a45192e8-e47b-4bb8-856b-faed0d78c2b3"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3847"
source_hash: "1165b26ae2071801ac95241d7451990d9dbca29342bc494c7405002e7781db31"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3847 (191st) — An Act authorizing the town of Hudson to grant five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises
By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3847) of Kate Hogan and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) that the town of Hudson be authorized to grant five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3847.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Kate Hogan — primary (person)
- James B. Eldridge — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Hogan — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-06-03** Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06** Senate concurred
- **2019-06-18** Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2
- **2019-07-08** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-10** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-07-23** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-25** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-07-31** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-07-31** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-08-05** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-08-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-08-09** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 57 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a45192e8-e47b-4bb8-856b-faed0d78c2b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Hudson to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises"
description: "By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3848) of Kate Hogan and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) that the town of Hudson be authorized to grant an additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3848"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3848 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kate Hogan"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-03"
last_action: "2019-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e936d79d-619e-43b8-b739-8cf85ce88c1e"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3848"
source_hash: "c50e8ea3690019b821e967e89c13f3751cd8338a2a35fd267925555f921de8d4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3848 (191st) — An Act authorizing the town of Hudson to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises
By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3848) of Kate Hogan and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) that the town of Hudson be authorized to grant an additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3848.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Kate Hogan — primary (person)
- James B. Eldridge — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Hogan — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-06-03** Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06** Senate concurred
- **2019-06-18** Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2
- **2019-07-08** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-10** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-07-18** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-22** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-08-08** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-08-08** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-08-12** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-08-12** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-08-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 62 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e936d79d-619e-43b8-b739-8cf85ce88c1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Debra Messier, an employee of the department of revenue"
description: "By Representative Wagner of Chicopee and Senator Welch, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joseph F. Wagner and James T. Welch for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Debra Messier, an employee of the Department of Revenue. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3849"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3849 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-28"
last_action: "2019-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f465545f-8fd6-4054-9e87-d738a49a0c7d"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3849"
source_hash: "069b76b0bd1a23edc6fe957ea9a74fe41d58036b48065c9220245137a5ebbb6b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3849 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Debra Messier, an employee of the department of revenue
By Representative Wagner of Chicopee and Senator Welch, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joseph F. Wagner and James T. Welch for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Debra Messier, an employee of the Department of Revenue. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3849.pdf)
## Sponsors
- James T. Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph F. Wagner — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-05-28** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-29** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** Senate concurred
- **2019-06-06** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-06-10** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-06-13** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-17** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-07-25** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-07-25** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-29** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-29** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-29** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-07-29** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-08-07** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 56 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f465545f-8fd6-4054-9e87-d738a49a0c7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the town of Ashland"
description: "By Mr. Lewis of Framingham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jack Patrick Lewis relative to the provision of water services to the town of Ashland by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3852"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3852 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jack Patrick Lewis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-18"
last_action: "2019-11-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6cd9111-5d02-400a-ba00-798f4d665bef"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3852"
source_hash: "549f48cb699b2ece2c84d914150b6a0a7222ed2eea236eba7d9f92637cafc084"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3852 (191st) — An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the town of Ashland
By Mr. Lewis of Framingham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jack Patrick Lewis relative to the provision of water services to the town of Ashland by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3852.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Jack Patrick Lewis — primary (person)
- Jack Patrick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-18** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** Senate concurred
- **2019-07-09** Hearing scheduled for 07/16/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-2
- **2019-09-23** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-09-26** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-09-26** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-26** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-28** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-30** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-11-06** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-11-06** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-11-07** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-11-07** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-11-07** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-11-07** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-11-13** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6cd9111-5d02-400a-ba00-798f4d665bef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act providing for the terms of certain bonds for transportation improvements to be issued by the commonwealth"
description: "A message from His Excellency the Governor providing for the terms of certain bonds for transportation improvements to be issued by the commonwealth (House, No. 3898). June 13, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3898"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3898 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles D. Baker"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-17"
last_action: "2019-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f042cc9-08d7-458f-8e38-3c539997429d"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3898"
source_hash: "d0b31e57b66b61c4e81e8a53e0d276dd581c3cacf09773695722b8a4c4dcb52c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3898 (191st) — An Act providing for the terms of certain bonds for transportation improvements to be issued by the commonwealth
A message from His Excellency the Governor providing for the terms of certain bonds for transportation improvements to be issued by the commonwealth (House, No. 3898). June 13, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3898.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Charles D. Baker — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-06-17** Referred to the committee on House Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-24** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-27** Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-27** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-06-27** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-27** Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-06-27** Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-07-01** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-01** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-01** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-07-01** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-07-02** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 31 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f042cc9-08d7-458f-8e38-3c539997429d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Paul A. Wilson, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services"
description: "By Mr. Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Paul A. Wilson, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3900"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3900 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-13"
last_action: "2020-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c00c399-3a24-422d-a4ab-7ba901a5f022"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3900"
source_hash: "3415da4d67b48477874b55730e847fef0f0a50f9922e9f3f35a7103f2e210866"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3900 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Paul A. Wilson, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services
By Mr. Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Paul A. Wilson, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3900.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. — primary (person)
- Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-06-13** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** Senate concurred
- **2019-06-19** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-27** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-06-27** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-27** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-07-01** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-03** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2020-02-24** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-02-24** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-02-26** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2020-02-27** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2020-03-02** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c00c399-3a24-422d-a4ab-7ba901a5f022`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Kyle Minnicucci, an employee of the Massachusetts State Police"
description: "By Mr. Smola of Warren, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Todd M. Smola, Anne M. Gobi and Timothy R. Whelan for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Kyle Minnicucci, an employee of the State Police. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3901"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3901 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Todd M. Smola"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-23"
last_action: "2019-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2457bac-b9f2-4eac-9d15-c44e10bc25a6"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3901"
source_hash: "abf3be1b67bcf0013a3c29f097420ce8ef2730c9819d00342ee3a789cbf33e7b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3901 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Kyle Minnicucci, an employee of the Massachusetts State Police
By Mr. Smola of Warren, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Todd M. Smola, Anne M. Gobi and Timothy R. Whelan for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Kyle Minnicucci, an employee of the State Police. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3901.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Todd M. Smola — primary (person)
- Anne M. Gobi — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy R. Whelan — cosponsor (person)
- Todd M. Smola — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-05-23** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** Senate concurred
- **2019-06-19** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-06-20** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-06-24** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-06-27** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-07-03** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-07-03** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-08** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-08** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-08** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-07-08** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-07-10** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2457bac-b9f2-4eac-9d15-c44e10bc25a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to expanding the board of selectmen in the town of Duxbury"
description: "By Representative Cutler of Duxbury and Senator O'Connor, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3902) of Josh S. Cutler, Patrick M. O'Connor and Kathleen R. LaNatra (by vote of the town) relative to expanding the board of selectmen in the town of Duxbury. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3902"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3902 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-17"
last_action: "2019-10-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7aed230-c8cc-44ed-848e-44d3b400c1c4"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3902"
source_hash: "2ef58fbff31fcfccb9e8afd9163fcbffec49865643245e0d1d57ae7a8422e280"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3902 (191st) — An Act relative to expanding the board of selectmen in the town of Duxbury
By Representative Cutler of Duxbury and Senator O'Connor, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3902) of Josh S. Cutler, Patrick M. O'Connor and Kathleen R. LaNatra (by vote of the town) relative to expanding the board of selectmen in the town of Duxbury. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3902.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Josh S. Cutler — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen R. LaNatra — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick M. O'Connor — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-06-17** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Senate concurred
- **2019-07-09** Accompanied by S2246
- **2019-07-09** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-15** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-07-29** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-30** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-09-19** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-09-19** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-09-23** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-09-23** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-10-02** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 81 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7aed230-c8cc-44ed-848e-44d3b400c1c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act validating the results of the annual town election held in the town of Chester on May 4, 2019"
description: "By Representative Blais of Sunderland and Senator Hinds, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3906) of Natalie M. Blais and Adam G. Hinds (by vote of the town) for legislation to validate the actions taken at the annual town election held on May 4, 2019 in the town of Chester. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3906"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3906 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-19"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/683c61df-eb5f-4c36-9adb-a9730c3e4362"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3906"
source_hash: "145818a83c75089fea460b65737dae2fa3b50a6e41254c25c13e573fd4c018a6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3906 (191st) — An Act validating the results of the annual town election held in the town of Chester on May 4, 2019
By Representative Blais of Sunderland and Senator Hinds, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3906) of Natalie M. Blais and Adam G. Hinds (by vote of the town) for legislation to validate the actions taken at the annual town election held on May 4, 2019 in the town of Chester. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3906.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Adam G. Hinds — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie M. Blais — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-06-19** Referred to the committee on Election Laws `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Senate concurred
- **2019-06-20** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-06-27** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-27** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-06-27** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-27** Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-06-27** Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-06-27** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-06-27** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-06-27** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 26 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/683c61df-eb5f-4c36-9adb-a9730c3e4362`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the board of selectmen of the town of Northfield"
description: "By Representative Mark of Peru and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3907) of Paul W. Mark and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the town) that the town of Northfield be authorized to increase the size of the board of selectmen from three to five members. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3907"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3907 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-19"
last_action: "2019-12-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9134613c-08e5-401e-9b40-7190dd1f5d42"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3907"
source_hash: "c93f4af75ef93bcbc10a441a311b3e0693fa2fc9931434d9df1bb94cd5183836"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3907 (191st) — An Act relative to the board of selectmen of the town of Northfield
By Representative Mark of Peru and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3907) of Paul W. Mark and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the town) that the town of Northfield be authorized to increase the size of the board of selectmen from three to five members. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3907.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joanne M. Comerford — cosponsor (person)
- Paul W. Mark — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-06-19** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Senate concurred
- **2019-07-09** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-10** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-08-05** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-08-08** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-02** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-02** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-05** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 136 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9134613c-08e5-401e-9b40-7190dd1f5d42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to water connections in the town of Eastham"
description: "By Ms. Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3908) of Sarah K. Peake and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) that the town of Eastham be authorized to establish a water connection assistance program for property owners. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3908"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3908 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sarah K. Peake"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-19"
last_action: "2020-01-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a66d6b8d-de66-4592-b93f-d0103a25ad73"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3908"
source_hash: "57fff93e68a4763cd63065e7305eade2c5e2137d17d5b9549113b8ab45d236ec"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3908 (191st) — An Act relative to water connections in the town of Eastham
By Ms. Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3908) of Sarah K. Peake and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) that the town of Eastham be authorized to establish a water connection assistance program for property owners. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3908.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Sarah K. Peake — primary (person)
- Julian Cyr — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah K. Peake — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-06-19** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Senate concurred
- **2019-07-23** Hearing scheduled for 07/30/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
- **2019-08-01** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-08-05** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-08-05** Rules suspended
- **2019-08-05** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-03** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-07** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-24** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-01-02** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-01-02** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-01-06** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-01-06** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-01-16** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a66d6b8d-de66-4592-b93f-d0103a25ad73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act making certain appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill"
description: "A message from His Excellency the Governor submitting requests for making certain appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill (House, No. 3910). June 20, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3910"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3910 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles D. Baker"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-20"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/413ae4e7-3f12-44dd-a016-c0de09305488"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3910"
source_hash: "e7a55694dafc073e9ac9ee95ca3a9d88ce8ef9cf9834cecf67d4af7bee39c74f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3910 (191st) — An Act making certain appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill
A message from His Excellency the Governor submitting requests for making certain appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill (House, No. 3910). June 20, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3910.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Charles D. Baker — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-06-20** Referred to the committee on House Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-24** Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-24** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-06-24** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-24** Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third, and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-06-24** Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-06-27** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-06-27** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-06-27** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/413ae4e7-3f12-44dd-a016-c0de09305488`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act directing the Bristol County Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Christopher R. Carreiro"
description: "By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (subject to Joint Rules 12 and 7A) of Patricia A. Haddad that the Bristol County Retirement Board be authorized to grant creditable service to Christopher R. Carreiro. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3912"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3912 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patricia A. Haddad"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-01"
last_action: "2020-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c22adb7-14f2-4716-8100-edf8f98a5df5"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3912"
source_hash: "abb0cc85b7c1cc393fccc558e44f10e56a9a822ee777f2bca706fc23035c7779"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3912 (191st) — An Act directing the Bristol County Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Christopher R. Carreiro
By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (subject to Joint Rules 12 and 7A) of Patricia A. Haddad that the Bristol County Retirement Board be authorized to grant creditable service to Christopher R. Carreiro. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3912.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Patricia A. Haddad — primary (person)
- Patricia A. Haddad — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-01** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Senate concurred
- **2019-07-03** Hearing scheduled for 07/09/2019 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in B-2
- **2019-10-02** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-03** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-03** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-02-03** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-02-05** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-23** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-07-23** Rules suspended
- **2020-07-23** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2020-07-24** Motion to reconsider prevailed
- **2020-07-24** Amendment #1 (Rodrigues) adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-24** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2020-07-27** Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-06** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2020-08-06** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-08-06** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-08-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 159 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c22adb7-14f2-4716-8100-edf8f98a5df5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Thomas Lingenberg, an employee of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke"
description: "By Representative Wagner of Chicopee and Senator Humason, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joseph F. Wagner, Donald F. Humason, Jr., and Nicholas A. Boldyga for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Thomas Lingenberg, an employee of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3913"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3913 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-19"
last_action: "2019-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0d9d313-65c3-4728-8427-21d4af3bc9a0"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3913"
source_hash: "e283ea58b23f05499608c9f742870f64209b78b63efde2d7c4b5edc548293008"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3913 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Thomas Lingenberg, an employee of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke
By Representative Wagner of Chicopee and Senator Humason, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joseph F. Wagner, Donald F. Humason, Jr., and Nicholas A. Boldyga for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Thomas Lingenberg, an employee of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3913.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Donald F. Humason, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph F. Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas A. Boldyga — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-06-19** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Senate concurred
- **2019-06-27** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-27** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-06-27** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-27** Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-06-27** Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-06-27** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-06-27** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-06-27** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-06-27** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-07-03** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0d9d313-65c3-4728-8427-21d4af3bc9a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Michelle Kitchen-Taraska, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services"
description: "By Representative Hill of Ipswich and Senator Tarr, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bradford Hill and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Michelle Kitchen-Taraska, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3914"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3914 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-17"
last_action: "2019-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/527b43b0-7260-4760-b436-90911416eae6"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3914"
source_hash: "c7f9643108832fa6a3539aacf296e535ee62222dff6297303ca51e429da3f5cc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3914 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Michelle Kitchen-Taraska, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services
By Representative Hill of Ipswich and Senator Tarr, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bradford Hill and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Michelle Kitchen-Taraska, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3914.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Bradford Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce E. Tarr — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-06-17** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Senate concurred
- **2019-06-27** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-01** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-01** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-01** Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-07-03** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-07-25** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-07-25** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-29** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-29** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-29** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-07-29** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-08-07** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/527b43b0-7260-4760-b436-90911416eae6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act exempting all uniformed positions in the fire department of the town of Acushnet from the civil service law"
description: "By Representative Hendricks of New Bedford and Senator Montigny, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3916) of Christopher Hendricks and Mark C. Montigny (by vote of the town) that the town of Acushnet be authorized to exempt uniformed positions in the fire department of said town from certain provisions of the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3916"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3916 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-24"
last_action: "2019-12-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49826ca8-5a1f-43d4-8336-de65a2100cd1"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3916"
source_hash: "c5ced42f8e8cc657c839eeff7d97db2c28e45d388de0d0126de3604911f25dd3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3916 (191st) — An Act exempting all uniformed positions in the fire department of the town of Acushnet from the civil service law
By Representative Hendricks of New Bedford and Senator Montigny, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3916) of Christopher Hendricks and Mark C. Montigny (by vote of the town) that the town of Acushnet be authorized to exempt uniformed positions in the fire department of said town from certain provisions of the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3916.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Christopher Hendricks — cosponsor (person)
- Mark C. Montigny — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-06-24** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-27** Senate concurred
- **2019-07-03** Hearing scheduled for 07/09/2019 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in B-2
- **2019-10-02** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-10** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-07** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-12** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-11-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-02** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-02** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-05** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-09** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49826ca8-5a1f-43d4-8336-de65a2100cd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing the DHY Clean Waters Community Partnership for the towns of Dennis, Harwich and Yarmouth"
description: "An Act establishing the DHY Clean Waters Community Partnership for the towns of Dennis, Harwich and Yarmouth"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3948"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3948 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-01"
last_action: "2019-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f855942-358f-4878-935d-67588602e6b9"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3948"
source_hash: "3e10f5d1f8e4af850640b981ae078a6bb77fe29d4dd892ccd1181df40413d1e0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3948 (191st) — An Act establishing the DHY Clean Waters Community Partnership for the towns of Dennis, Harwich and Yarmouth
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3948.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-01** Reported from the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
- **2019-07-01** New draft of H896
- **2019-07-01** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-08** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-08** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-08** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-08-19** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-08-22** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-30** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-09-30** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-30** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-10-02** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-10-03** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-10-11** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f855942-358f-4878-935d-67588602e6b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Timothy Cuthbert, an employee of the Department of State Police"
description: "By Representative Straus of Mattapoisett and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William M. Straus and Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Timothy Cuthbert, an employee of the Department of State Police. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3959"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3959 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-01"
last_action: "2019-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e459448-1e39-464a-bc38-2c157782a679"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3959"
source_hash: "b67c7b3ca6c6ca0ac4724537edf51a577c31a947124534e1e098b92888cbe5a5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3959 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Timothy Cuthbert, an employee of the Department of State Police
By Representative Straus of Mattapoisett and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William M. Straus and Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Timothy Cuthbert, an employee of the Department of State Police. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3959.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michael J. Rodrigues — cosponsor (person)
- William M. Straus — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-01** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-02** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-03** Senate concurred
- **2019-07-11** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-15** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-07-18** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-22** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-08-15** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-08-15** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-08-19** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-08-19** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-08-22** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-08-22** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-08-27** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e459448-1e39-464a-bc38-2c157782a679`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the charter of the town of Oxford"
description: "By Messrs. Frost of Auburn and McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3961) of Paul K. Frost, Joseph D. McKenna and Ryan C. Fattman (by vote of the town) relative to amending the charter of the town of Oxford. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3961"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3961 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-09"
last_action: "2020-01-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8713d4cb-476d-45e1-9d0d-386df0097695"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3961"
source_hash: "897c28fae3f3fbe17fb6d513ffd95028c42fdeedbf7f7f147857a35fe3ec7d89"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3961 (191st) — An Act amending the charter of the town of Oxford
By Messrs. Frost of Auburn and McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3961) of Paul K. Frost, Joseph D. McKenna and Ryan C. Fattman (by vote of the town) relative to amending the charter of the town of Oxford. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3961.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joseph D. McKenna — cosponsor (person)
- Paul K. Frost — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan C. Fattman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-09** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-12** Senate concurred
- **2019-07-23** Hearing scheduled for 07/30/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
- **2019-08-01** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-08-05** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-08-05** Rules suspended
- **2019-08-05** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-09-16** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-09-19** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-17** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-26** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-26** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-30** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-30** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-01-08** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 153 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8713d4cb-476d-45e1-9d0d-386df0097695`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Robert Crossen Jr, an employee of the Trial Court"
description: "By Representative Rogers of Norwood and Senator Rush, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of John H. Rogers and Michael F. Rush for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Robert Crossen, Jr., an employee of the Trial Court. The Judiciary."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3975"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3975 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-15"
last_action: "2019-12-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2151e4f-2795-4bb3-ac9a-1d4654397c6e"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3975"
source_hash: "380315a59b7ad8e55fe9ae537ea1aa5a38a59331adf78ca7b24ddbf24c35d0d2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3975 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Robert Crossen Jr, an employee of the Trial Court
By Representative Rogers of Norwood and Senator Rush, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of John H. Rogers and Michael F. Rush for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Robert Crossen, Jr., an employee of the Trial Court. The Judiciary.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3975.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John H. Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Michael F. Rush — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-15** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-17** Senate concurred
- **2019-07-18** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-19** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-19** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-07-25** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-29** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-12-11** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-11** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-16** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-12-16** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-12-16** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-16** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-20** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 146 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2151e4f-2795-4bb3-ac9a-1d4654397c6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the town manager act of the town of Arlington relative to the appointment and management of the town treasurer"
description: "By Representative Garballey of Arlington and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3978) of Sean Garballey and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) relative to the appointment and management of the town treasurer of the town of Arlington. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3978"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3978 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-18"
last_action: "2019-10-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/334330f3-eef7-4eba-99e0-80a3486a7db3"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3978"
source_hash: "f93e60f2711a7111e08c0aec5d7634b712dda84735f2238c4f431d9cb56ac3ee"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3978 (191st) — An Act amending the town manager act of the town of Arlington relative to the appointment and management of the town treasurer
By Representative Garballey of Arlington and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3978) of Sean Garballey and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) relative to the appointment and management of the town treasurer of the town of Arlington. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3978.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Cindy F. Friedman — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Garballey — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-18** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-22** Senate concurred
- **2019-08-12** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-08-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-08-15** Rules suspended
- **2019-08-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-09-19** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-09-23** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-15** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-10-15** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-10-17** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-10-17** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-10-25** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/334330f3-eef7-4eba-99e0-80a3486a7db3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the charter of the town of Andover"
description: "By Mr. Moran of Lawrence, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3985) of Frank A. Moran and Tram T. Nguyen (by vote of the town) relative to amending the charter of the town of Andover. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3985"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3985 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank A. Moran"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-22"
last_action: "2019-12-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14a0fa7f-f28a-450a-a744-bdea71b489bf"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3985"
source_hash: "17f5dd8463d44d8dad958bde7495890fdfe07a5c88fa5a9ba6ab546bb8d124fb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3985 (191st) — An Act amending the charter of the town of Andover
By Mr. Moran of Lawrence, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3985) of Frank A. Moran and Tram T. Nguyen (by vote of the town) relative to amending the charter of the town of Andover. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3985.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Frank A. Moran — primary (person)
- Frank A. Moran — cosponsor (person)
- Tram T. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-22** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-25** Senate concurred
- **2019-08-12** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-08-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-08-15** Rules suspended
- **2019-08-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-09-23** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-09-26** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-17** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-06** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-06** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-09** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-09** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-17** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 145 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14a0fa7f-f28a-450a-a744-bdea71b489bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing Scott Wood to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the City of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement"
description: "By Mr. Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3994) of Andres X. Vargas (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize Scott Wood to take the civil service examination for appointment as a reserve police officer in the city of Haverhill, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3994"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3994 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andres X. Vargas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-24"
last_action: "2020-02-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7bd0f37-db52-48b0-a7cd-c220e7d49427"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3994"
source_hash: "98a378b66f467ba27beb6967c69e5e34325193269c7239587aca40d2cefa6759"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3994 (191st) — An Act authorizing Scott Wood to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the City of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement
By Mr. Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3994) of Andres X. Vargas (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize Scott Wood to take the civil service examination for appointment as a reserve police officer in the city of Haverhill, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3994.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Andres X. Vargas — primary (person)
- Andres X. Vargas — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-24** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-29** Senate concurred
- **2019-09-12** Hearing scheduled for 09/26/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-10-02** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-10** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-09** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-11** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-01-30** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-01-30** Rules suspended
- **2020-01-30** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-02-05** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-02-06** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-02-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7bd0f37-db52-48b0-a7cd-c220e7d49427`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
legislation/us/states/ma/191st/h-3998.md
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to amending chapter 413 of the Acts of 1991 authorizing the city council of the city of Cambridge to amend chapter 14.04 of the Cambridge municipal code entitled \"Fair Housing\""
description: "An Act relative to amending chapter 413 of the Acts of 1991 authorizing the city council of the city of Cambridge to amend chapter 14.04 of the Cambridge municipal code entitled \"Fair Housing\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 3998"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3998 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-25"
last_action: "2019-11-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04c277ff-d66a-4552-9782-a670e52a0d76"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3998"
source_hash: "bb894b87196a070c895e9af62945b9a71e0e7ab3accb04f75b7cc77ff459becb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3998 (191st) — An Act relative to amending chapter 413 of the Acts of 1991 authorizing the city council of the city of Cambridge to amend chapter 14.04 of the Cambridge municipal code entitled "Fair Housing"
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3998.pdf)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-25** Substituted for H1775
- **2019-07-25** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2019-07-29** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-12** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-11-12** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-13** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-11-14** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-11-21** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 118 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04c277ff-d66a-4552-9782-a670e52a0d76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to simulcasting and racing."
description: "An Act relative to simulcasting and racing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4003"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4003 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Ways and Means"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-29"
last_action: "2019-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62645351-18e9-4818-b31b-a33210fac861"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4003"
source_hash: "1db647a36f1767e9a235715e7a22ccf4ae006ae003cb15cf74d2fd0dad7fb6cc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4003 (191st) — An Act relative to simulcasting and racing.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4003.pdf)
## Sponsors
- House Committee on Ways and Means — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-29** Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
- **2019-07-29** Reported on a part of H74
- **2019-07-29** Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-07-29** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-07-29** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-29** Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-07-30** Read, rules suspended, read second `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-07-30** Amended (Rodrigues) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2305 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-07-30** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-07-30** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-07-30** House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2019-07-30** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-30** Senate insisted on its amendment
- **2019-07-31** House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2019-07-31** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-31** Senate again insisted on its amendment
- **2019-07-31** House receded from its action
- **2019-07-31** Further amendment adopted, see H4023 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-07-31** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-31** Senate concurred in the further House amendment
- **2019-07-31** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-08-01** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-08-01** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-08-01** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-08-01** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62645351-18e9-4818-b31b-a33210fac861`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Rosa Santos, an employee of the Department of Children and Families"
description: "By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Antonio F. D. Cabral for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Rosa Santos, an employee of the Department of Children and Families. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4005"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4005 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Antonio F. D. Cabral"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-22"
last_action: "2020-01-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/705e94bf-e8a6-4979-a68c-30e0e41d6ce2"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4005"
source_hash: "3f36bf13ee69b91967140c740cfe3d1973f38d2c887a8c6f20a27e1c09f0c058"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4005 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Rosa Santos, an employee of the Department of Children and Families
By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Antonio F. D. Cabral for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Rosa Santos, an employee of the Department of Children and Families. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4005.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Antonio F. D. Cabral — primary (person)
- Antonio F. D. Cabral — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-22** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-25** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-29** Senate concurred
- **2019-08-05** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-08-08** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-08-08** Rules suspended
- **2019-08-08** Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-08-12** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2020-01-09** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-01-09** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-01-13** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2020-01-13** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2020-01-13** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-01-13** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-01-16** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/705e94bf-e8a6-4979-a68c-30e0e41d6ce2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Fairhaven to transfer an interest in certain park land"
description: "By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4009) of William M. Straus (by vote of the town) that the town of Fairhaven be authorized to transfer an interest in certain park land. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4009"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4009 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William M. Straus"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-30"
last_action: "2020-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6afda6a-82c3-4f66-ab1c-266055e1a3c8"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4009"
source_hash: "583a84589b29f192edbfbefeba3249c108d8f10d4fc390c7af7aa274796d3925"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4009 (191st) — An Act authorizing the town of Fairhaven to transfer an interest in certain park land
By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4009) of William M. Straus (by vote of the town) that the town of Fairhaven be authorized to transfer an interest in certain park land. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4009.pdf)
## Sponsors
- William M. Straus — primary (person)
- William M. Straus — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-30** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-31** Senate concurred
- **2019-08-12** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-08-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-08-15** Rules suspended
- **2019-08-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-09-03** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-09-05** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-01-30** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-01-30** Read third `reading-3`
- **2020-01-30** New text (Montigny) substituted, see S2486
- **2020-01-30** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2020-02-03** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18** House concurred in the Senate amendment with a further amendment
- **2020-02-27** Rules suspended
- **2020-02-27** Senate concurred in the further House amendment
- **2020-03-04** Enacted - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 153) `passage`
- **2020-05-28** Enacted -see Roll Call #189 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) `passage`
- **2020-05-28** Laid before the Governor
- **2020-06-04** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6afda6a-82c3-4f66-ab1c-266055e1a3c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
legislation/us/states/ma/191st/h-4011.md
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the charter of the town of Nantucket"
description: "An Act amending the charter of the town of Nantucket"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4011"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4011 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-08-01"
last_action: "2019-11-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7daee2c5-e4c0-4ca2-8f8b-60f3c22ff017"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4011"
source_hash: "75be89c1cd39fdde7764c4009a65e4ba392826444e662a03f4d287f212875bb4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4011 (191st) — An Act amending the charter of the town of Nantucket
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4011.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-08-01** Reported from the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
- **2019-08-01** New draft of H3954
- **2019-08-01** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-08-12** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-08-12** Rules suspended
- **2019-08-12** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-08-29** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-09-03** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-31** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-10-31** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-04** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-11-04** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-11-13** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 110 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7daee2c5-e4c0-4ca2-8f8b-60f3c22ff017`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act designating a certain playground in the city of Chelsea as the Jack W. Fraser Memorial Playground"
description: "An Act designating a certain playground in the city of Chelsea as the Jack W. Fraser Memorial Playground"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4015"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4015 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-11-18"
last_action: "2020-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ef36820-b7d8-450d-af2c-c29483006349"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4015"
source_hash: "797e187380c8a95449cb2d06675ea385934ccd485b637def7974c468f346a0ff"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4015 (191st) — An Act designating a certain playground in the city of Chelsea as the Jack W. Fraser Memorial Playground
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4015.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-11-18** Reported from the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
- **2019-11-18** New draft of H862
- **2019-11-18** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-12-02** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-12-02** Rules suspended
- **2019-12-02** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-23** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-26** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-04** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-05-04** Rules suspended
- **2020-05-04** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2020-05-07** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2020-05-11** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2020-05-11** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-05-11** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-05-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ef36820-b7d8-450d-af2c-c29483006349`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to grants from the Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund"
description: "Section 14 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 (see House, No. 4000), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment B of House, No. 4014). July 31, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4016"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4016 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-31"
last_action: "2019-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/205f1bb5-986d-44c7-a7ff-62cbf6c0892e"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4016"
source_hash: "07e031ed28bc0f3af0c7f3ba6084bb6f1bba1b23744988026e8e940b1a3b1384"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4016 (191st) — An Act relative to grants from the Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund
Section 14 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 (see House, No. 4000), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment B of House, No. 4014). July 31, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4016.pdf)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-31** Enacted as section 14 of the General Appropriation Bill, see H4000 `passage`
- **2019-07-31** Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
- **2019-07-31** For message, see H4014, Attachment B
- **2019-07-31** Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-31** Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
- **2019-07-31** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-07-31** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-31** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-07-31** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-31** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-31** Re-enacted
- **2019-07-31** Re-enacted -see Roll Call #91 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- **2019-07-31** Again laid before the Governor
- **2019-08-01** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 50 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/205f1bb5-986d-44c7-a7ff-62cbf6c0892e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to hospital access to discounted prescription drug prices"
description: "Section 47 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 (see House, No. 4000), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment C of House, No. 4014). July 31, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4017"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4017 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-31"
last_action: "2019-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78dc9c3a-e71c-47d7-a875-b643a91db78c"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4017"
source_hash: "f0832e36c1ae81dac5df1ee1b8583a12d2cd366d92a8e00a640ed22eaaed0ee4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4017 (191st) — An Act relative to hospital access to discounted prescription drug prices
Section 47 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 (see House, No. 4000), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment C of House, No. 4014). July 31, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4017.pdf)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-31** Enacted as section 47 of the General Appropriation Bill, see H4000 `passage`
- **2019-07-31** Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
- **2019-07-31** For message, see H4014, Attachment C
- **2019-07-31** Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-18** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-18** Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
- **2019-09-18** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-09-26** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-26** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-09-30** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-09-30** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-09-30** Re-enacted
- **2019-09-30** Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor
- **2019-10-07** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78dc9c3a-e71c-47d7-a875-b643a91db78c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing certain reporting requirements for the board of the commonwealth health insurance connector"
description: "Section 59 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 (see House, No. 4000), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment D of House, No. 4014). July 31, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4018"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4018 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-31"
last_action: "2019-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25563857-b749-48ce-9b5e-ad074f57480e"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4018"
source_hash: "a267355d4ea8942c07afb6c6e538207711805ede318703d4151cff16e038396e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4018 (191st) — An Act establishing certain reporting requirements for the board of the commonwealth health insurance connector
Section 59 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 (see House, No. 4000), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment D of House, No. 4014). July 31, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4018.pdf)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-31** Enacted as section 59 of the General Appropriation Bill, see H4000 `passage`
- **2019-07-31** Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
- **2019-07-31** For message, see H4014, Attachment D
- **2019-07-31** Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-18** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-18** Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
- **2019-09-18** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-09-26** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-26** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-09-30** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-09-30** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-09-30** Re-enacted
- **2019-09-30** Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor
- **2019-10-07** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 83 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25563857-b749-48ce-9b5e-ad074f57480e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to offshore wind contract pricing"
description: "Sections 69, 103, 104, and 108 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 (see House, No. 4000), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment E of House, No. 4014). July 31, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4019"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4019 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-31"
last_action: "2019-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f84b9c36-052a-4657-9a31-53f49f283cb6"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4019"
source_hash: "c87918843e9415a6432bb497f3934e59a3d16436485057d8c68504c6c643878f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4019 (191st) — An Act relative to offshore wind contract pricing
Sections 69, 103, 104, and 108 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 (see House, No. 4000), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment E of House, No. 4014). July 31, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4019.pdf)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-31** Enacted as sections 69, 103, 104 and 108 of the General Appropriation Bill, see H4000 `passage`
- **2019-07-31** Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
- **2019-07-31** For message, see H4014, Attachment E
- **2019-07-31** Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-31** Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
- **2019-07-31** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-07-31** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-31** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-07-31** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-31** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-31** Re-enacted
- **2019-07-31** Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor
- **2019-08-01** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 48 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f84b9c36-052a-4657-9a31-53f49f283cb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a restaurant promotion commission"
description: "Section 89 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 (see House, No. 4000), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment F of House, No. 4014). July 31, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4020"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4020 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-31"
last_action: "2019-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/879f1dad-d7e0-4e1f-a76a-6d0c4a05644b"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4020"
source_hash: "7af41512ebb8f25b05407947f56a08815fc6a3e4cc83c91fc833dc736f23c86f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4020 (191st) — An Act establishing a restaurant promotion commission
Section 89 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 (see House, No. 4000), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment F of House, No. 4014). July 31, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4020.pdf)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-31** Enacted as section 89 of the General Appropriation Bill, see H4000 `passage`
- **2019-07-31** Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
- **2019-07-31** For message, see H4014, Attachment F
- **2019-07-31** Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-31** Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
- **2019-07-31** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-07-31** Rules suspended
- **2019-07-31** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-07-31** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-31** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-07-31** Re-enacted
- **2019-07-31** Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor
- **2019-08-01** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/879f1dad-d7e0-4e1f-a76a-6d0c4a05644b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the environmental health of the Blue Hills Reservation"
description: "Section 97 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 (see House, No. 4000), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment G of House, No. 4014). July 31, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4021"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4021 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-31"
last_action: "2019-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91c9de28-0e74-4e6c-aa92-a127b7fef289"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4021"
source_hash: "b7e3b0cda4749663978739e21d243694500e25f4fbf5a00b7333448a13b2154e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4021 (191st) — An Act relative to the environmental health of the Blue Hills Reservation
Section 97 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 (see House, No. 4000), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment G of House, No. 4014). July 31, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4021.pdf)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-31** Enacted as section 97 of the General Appropriation Bill, see H4000 `passage`
- **2019-07-31** Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
- **2019-07-31** For message, see H4014, Attachment G
- **2019-07-31** Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-18** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-18** Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
- **2019-09-18** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-09-26** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-26** Governors amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-09-30** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-09-30** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-09-30** Re-enacted
- **2019-09-30** Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor
- **2019-10-07** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91c9de28-0e74-4e6c-aa92-a127b7fef289`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments"
description: "Substituted, on motion of Mr. Speliotis of Danvers, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 3824). July 31, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4022"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4022 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Theodore C. Speliotis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-31"
last_action: "2019-09-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4feb7b6-0895-4ed7-af12-76c4e4eda16c"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4022"
source_hash: "64c56121a878d6e9838de3aad63bc3eb3eae1d0e59f1938d096486fd9ce9b95e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4022 (191st) — An Act authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments
Substituted, on motion of Mr. Speliotis of Danvers, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 3824). July 31, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4022.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Theodore C. Speliotis — primary (person)
- Theodore C. Speliotis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-31** Substituted for H3824
- **2019-07-31** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2019-08-05** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-08-22** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-08-22** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-08-26** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-08-26** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-09-03** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4feb7b6-0895-4ed7-af12-76c4e4eda16c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Thelma J. Williams, an employee of the Commission for the Blind"
description: "By Representative Meschino of Hull and Senator O'Connor, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joan Meschino and Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Thelma J. Williams, an employee of the Commission for the Blind. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4032"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4032 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-07-23"
last_action: "2019-10-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb91ba0c-7ac3-4f8e-bf0a-679f2fce16aa"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4032"
source_hash: "8bdd6902362419f6a76d57d4fa746a1f0bd8f8cd5569d1f96024c4b8fd6f0e4a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4032 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Thelma J. Williams, an employee of the Commission for the Blind
By Representative Meschino of Hull and Senator O'Connor, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joan Meschino and Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Thelma J. Williams, an employee of the Commission for the Blind. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4032.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joan Meschino — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick M. O'Connor — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-07-23** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-31** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-05** Senate concurred
- **2019-08-12** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-08-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-08-15** Rules suspended
- **2019-08-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-08-22** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-08-26** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-10-03** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-10-03** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-07** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-10-07** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-10-10** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-10-10** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-10-17** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 90 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb91ba0c-7ac3-4f8e-bf0a-679f2fce16aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the capital expenditures committee of the town of Lexington"
description: "By Mrs. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4035) of Michelle L. Ciccolo (by vote of the town) relative to the capital expenditures committee of the town of Lexington. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4035"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4035 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle L. Ciccolo"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-08-05"
last_action: "2019-11-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d8bab51-408c-4c98-be91-5970355a93e8"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4035"
source_hash: "a3dc97ac9e2d81ecb134723df801003268177d8432525ad9745abcde23358604"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4035 (191st) — An Act relative to the capital expenditures committee of the town of Lexington
By Mrs. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4035) of Michelle L. Ciccolo (by vote of the town) relative to the capital expenditures committee of the town of Lexington. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4035.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michelle L. Ciccolo — primary (person)
- Michelle L. Ciccolo — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-08-05** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-08** Senate concurred
- **2019-09-17** Hearing scheduled for 09/24/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-09-30** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-09-30** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-30** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-15** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-17** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-30** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-07** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-11-07** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-12** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-11-12** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-11-21** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d8bab51-408c-4c98-be91-5970355a93e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act to authorize the conveyance of a fee interest in land in the town of Marion"
description: "By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4038) of William M. Straus (by vote of the town) that the town of Marion be authorized to transfer to the care, custody and control of a parcel of land held by the conservation commission of said town for conservation purposes. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4038"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4038 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William M. Straus"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-08-05"
last_action: "2020-02-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fffb02e-387d-4332-aa73-1c580f3e812f"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4038"
source_hash: "63dea90ef792b50172528f79169d5950d00a0fc14ac60fd991f6eee0e59ba7cd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4038 (191st) — An Act to authorize the conveyance of a fee interest in land in the town of Marion
By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4038) of William M. Straus (by vote of the town) that the town of Marion be authorized to transfer to the care, custody and control of a parcel of land held by the conservation commission of said town for conservation purposes. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4038.pdf)
## Sponsors
- William M. Straus — primary (person)
- William M. Straus — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-08-05** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-08** Senate concurred
- **2019-08-29** Hearing scheduled for 09/10/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
- **2019-09-12** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-09-16** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-09-16** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-16** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-10** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-15** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-24** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-01-27** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-01-27** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-02-05** Enacted - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 145) `passage`
- **2020-02-13** Enacted -see Roll Call #181 [YEAS 37 - NAYS 0] `passage`
- **2020-02-13** Laid before the Governor
- **2020-02-21** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2fffb02e-387d-4332-aa73-1c580f3e812f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act exempting certain positions in the city known as the town of West Springfield from the civil service law"
description: "By Representative Finn of West Springfield and Senator Welch, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4042) of Michael J. Finn and James T. Welch (with the approval of the mayor and town council) that the city known as the town of West Springfield be authorized to exempt certain positions in said town from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4042"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4042 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-08-08"
last_action: "2020-01-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b46f865-98da-4b66-9853-7fda9692aec8"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4042"
source_hash: "20fa3c2359792c5845304d2d9455b5a350a09f4bd05e4a23f889aeb9c8075e8f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4042 (191st) — An Act exempting certain positions in the city known as the town of West Springfield from the civil service law
By Representative Finn of West Springfield and Senator Welch, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4042) of Michael J. Finn and James T. Welch (with the approval of the mayor and town council) that the city known as the town of West Springfield be authorized to exempt certain positions in said town from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4042.pdf)
## Sponsors
- James T. Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Finn — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-08-08** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-12** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-11** Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-11-07** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-11-12** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-11-12** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-12** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-02** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-03** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-12-23** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-23** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-12-26** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-26** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-01-03** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b46f865-98da-4b66-9853-7fda9692aec8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to sewer regulations in the town of Auburn"
description: "By Representative Frost of Auburn and Senator Moore, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4047) of Paul K. Frost and Michael O. Moore (by vote of the town) relative to sewer regulations in the town of Auburn. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4047"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4047 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-08-12"
last_action: "2020-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df9a8336-9c45-4f7a-be8c-5c74185fa540"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4047"
source_hash: "0a3c34ffc3e0610bd714c4d56ea8b4e7cf30472f37590bcebc6c7866ade388c5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4047 (191st) — An Act relative to sewer regulations in the town of Auburn
By Representative Frost of Auburn and Senator Moore, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4047) of Paul K. Frost and Michael O. Moore (by vote of the town) relative to sewer regulations in the town of Auburn. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4047.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michael O. Moore — cosponsor (person)
- Paul K. Frost — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-08-12** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-15** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-07** Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-10-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-21** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-21** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-21** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-14** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-18** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-01-16** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-02-20** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-02-20** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-02-24** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df9a8336-9c45-4f7a-be8c-5c74185fa540`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act exempting the police chief of the town of Plainville from the civil service law"
description: "By Mr. Dooley of Norfolk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4053) of Shawn Dooley and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) that the town of Plainville be authorized to exempt the position of police chief in said town from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4053"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4053 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shawn Dooley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-08-29"
last_action: "2020-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbaf50df-73d9-4fb9-b212-518140d8ed98"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4053"
source_hash: "5b8ac47d8f70c2daa46eb09a3c097155ff9706b2c30cb3de89c0894efe176027"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4053 (191st) — An Act exempting the police chief of the town of Plainville from the civil service law
By Mr. Dooley of Norfolk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4053) of Shawn Dooley and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) that the town of Plainville be authorized to exempt the position of police chief in said town from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4053.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Shawn Dooley — primary (person)
- Rebecca L. Rausch — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn Dooley — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-08-29** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-03** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-11** Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-11-07** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-11-12** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-11-12** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-12** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-02** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-03** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-01-30** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-04-16** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-04-16** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-04-17** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-04-17** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-04-23** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbaf50df-73d9-4fb9-b212-518140d8ed98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act exempting certain positions in the police department of the town of Plainville from the civil service law"
description: "By Mr. Dooley of Norfolk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4054) of Shawn Dooley and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) that the town of Plainville be authorized to exempt certain positions in the police department of said town from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4054"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4054 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shawn Dooley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-08-29"
last_action: "2020-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ef924d7-0644-4272-900c-a65056f958b3"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4054"
source_hash: "c5a5b04586f6422bf1292ccec9bb96bc199fd286b74587b5adca8d7f6a1ab30a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4054 (191st) — An Act exempting certain positions in the police department of the town of Plainville from the civil service law
By Mr. Dooley of Norfolk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4054) of Shawn Dooley and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) that the town of Plainville be authorized to exempt certain positions in the police department of said town from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4054.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Shawn Dooley — primary (person)
- Rebecca L. Rausch — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn Dooley — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-08-29** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-03** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-11** Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-11-07** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-11-12** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-11-12** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-12** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-05** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-10** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-01-30** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-04-16** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-04-16** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-04-17** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-04-17** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-04-23** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ef924d7-0644-4272-900c-a65056f958b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Gill to continue the employment of Gene M. Beaubien"
description: "By Ms. Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4055) of Susannah M. Whipps (by vote of the town) that the town of Gill be authorized to continue the employment of Gene M. Beaubien, fire chief of the fire department of said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4055"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4055 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Susannah M. Whipps"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-08-26"
last_action: "2019-12-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a6f173f-27f7-4b27-8c3e-92ed3c8e5be2"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4055"
source_hash: "e63fbbaa8de2e7edb9957dfaf9a3d8038c3ce7df1f41ce60eaabbbd88e73bf26"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4055 (191st) — An Act authorizing the town of Gill to continue the employment of Gene M. Beaubien
By Ms. Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4055) of Susannah M. Whipps (by vote of the town) that the town of Gill be authorized to continue the employment of Gene M. Beaubien, fire chief of the fire department of said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4055.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Susannah M. Whipps — primary (person)
- Susannah M. Whipps — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-08-26** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-29** Senate concurred
- **2019-09-12** Hearing scheduled for 09/26/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-10-02** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-03** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-03** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-17** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-21** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-30** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-02** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-02** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-05** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 138 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a6f173f-27f7-4b27-8c3e-92ed3c8e5be2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund"
description: "By Mr. DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4061) of David F. DeCoste (by vote of the town) that the town of Hanover be authorized to fund the other post-employment benefits liability trust fund in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4061"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4061 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David F. DeCoste"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-08-29"
last_action: "2020-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6887be37-036e-4036-bf32-8db9361f0959"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4061"
source_hash: "05daa97d6c7166e90a4cd1137c86ad36ebdd44808adea73a360ba685ccb4da15"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4061 (191st) — An Act funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund
By Mr. DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4061) of David F. DeCoste (by vote of the town) that the town of Hanover be authorized to fund the other post-employment benefits liability trust fund in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4061.pdf)
## Sponsors
- David F. DeCoste — primary (person)
- David F. DeCoste — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-08-29** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-03** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-07** Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-10-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-21** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-21** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-21** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-28** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-30** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-11-14** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-03-09** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-03-09** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6887be37-036e-4036-bf32-8db9361f0959`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act changing the name of the board of selectmen in the town of Lexington to the select board"
description: "By Mrs. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4062) of Michelle L. Ciccolo (by vote of the town) that the town of Lexington be authorized to change the name of the board of selectmen in said town to the select board. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4062"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4062 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle L. Ciccolo"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-08-29"
last_action: "2020-01-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b36bfee-2a36-4c4b-b08b-96b41145d25d"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4062"
source_hash: "dacdb81233a1af9531c16d75f3a9f18d055dda6ee2c45b5304ac86b70c3037b7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4062 (191st) — An Act changing the name of the board of selectmen in the town of Lexington to the select board
By Mrs. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4062) of Michelle L. Ciccolo (by vote of the town) that the town of Lexington be authorized to change the name of the board of selectmen in said town to the select board. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4062.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michelle L. Ciccolo — primary (person)
- Michelle L. Ciccolo — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-08-29** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-03** Senate concurred
- **2019-09-17** Hearing scheduled for 09/24/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-09-26** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-09-26** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-26** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-21** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-24** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-11-07** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-01-06** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-01-06** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-01-09** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-01-09** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-01-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b36bfee-2a36-4c4b-b08b-96b41145d25d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Kaila McGonagle, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services"
description: "By Mr. Nangle of Lowell, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of David M. Nangle, Rady Mom and Thomas A. Golden, Jr., for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Kaila McGonagle, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4064"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4064 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David M. Nangle"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-08-26"
last_action: "2019-10-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d829fa70-c797-40e5-900f-b46c6b67f1be"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4064"
source_hash: "4013d5f82413694225226bd327fc2728445a2017b102e177a3935c160e01372a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4064 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Kaila McGonagle, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services
By Mr. Nangle of Lowell, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of David M. Nangle, Rady Mom and Thomas A. Golden, Jr., for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Kaila McGonagle, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4064.pdf)
## Sponsors
- David M. Nangle — primary (person)
- David M. Nangle — cosponsor (person)
- Rady Mom — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas A. Golden, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-08-26** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-29** Senate concurred
- **2019-09-09** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-09-12** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-09-12** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-12** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-09-16** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-09-19** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-10-17** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-10-17** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-21** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-10-21** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-10-21** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-10-24** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-10-29** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 97 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d829fa70-c797-40e5-900f-b46c6b67f1be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the board of selectmen in the town of Sunderland"
description: "By Representative Blais of Sunderland and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4066) of Natalie M. Blais and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the town) relative to the board of selectmen in the town of Sunderland. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4066"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4066 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-05"
last_action: "2019-12-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ef668e9-29e0-4d63-bdb2-46c82b5c3816"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4066"
source_hash: "21ee5fb3031cac31961444df61d45b3eb92b331fd54f467ee4bb5964aff751a7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4066 (191st) — An Act relative to the board of selectmen in the town of Sunderland
By Representative Blais of Sunderland and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4066) of Natalie M. Blais and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the town) relative to the board of selectmen in the town of Sunderland. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4066.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joanne M. Comerford — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie M. Blais — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-05** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-09** Senate concurred
- **2019-09-17** Hearing scheduled for 09/24/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-09-26** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-09-26** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-26** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-04** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-06** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-11-14** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-05** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-05** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-06** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-06** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 141 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ef668e9-29e0-4d63-bdb2-46c82b5c3816`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act abolishing the sewer commission of the town of Royalston"
description: "By Ms. Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4068) of Susannah M. Whipps (by vote of the town) that the town of Royalston be authorized to abolish the sewer commission of said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4068"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4068 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Susannah M. Whipps"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-09"
last_action: "2019-12-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6240376-d534-4ac2-815a-b82ba426b60e"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4068"
source_hash: "f2a8c75215c726cb0c1d0bc38d7348c18364c1323b1e3dd08b8fa0c2b796f8e5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4068 (191st) — An Act abolishing the sewer commission of the town of Royalston
By Ms. Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4068) of Susannah M. Whipps (by vote of the town) that the town of Royalston be authorized to abolish the sewer commission of said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4068.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Susannah M. Whipps — primary (person)
- Susannah M. Whipps — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-09** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-12** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-07** Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-10-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-21** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-21** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-21** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-30** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-04** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-11-14** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-19** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-19** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-23** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-23** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-30** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 148 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6240376-d534-4ac2-815a-b82ba426b60e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the authorities of municipal light boards"
description: "Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Speliotis of Danvers, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 3869). September 12, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4069"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4069 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Theodore C. Speliotis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-12"
last_action: "2020-02-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f61389a-0311-4654-893d-c49a11c53732"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4069"
source_hash: "7dcc040f2ab5ebdb9576a430e878f332090d63e965adda309c0ec74c7174175d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4069 (191st) — An Act relative to the authorities of municipal light boards
Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Speliotis of Danvers, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 3869). September 12, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4069.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Theodore C. Speliotis — primary (person)
- Theodore C. Speliotis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-12** Substituted for H3869
- **2019-09-12** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2019-09-16** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-04** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-12-04** Rules suspended
- **2019-12-04** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-12-05** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-12-06** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-12-06** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-06** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-17** Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
- **2019-12-19** For message, see H4253
- **2019-12-19** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-06** Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
- **2020-01-06** Governors amendment adopted (in the form approved by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-06** Rules suspended
- **2020-02-06** Governor's amendment adopted, in concurrence `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-10** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2020-02-10** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2020-02-10** Re-enacted
- **2020-02-10** Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor
- **2020-02-18** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 24 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f61389a-0311-4654-893d-c49a11c53732`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the city of Fitchburg to employ Kevin D. Roy as fire chief beyond the statutory retirement age"
description: "By Mr. Hay of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4071) of Stephan Hay (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Fitchburg be authorized to continue the employment of Kevin D. Roy as fire chief of the fire department of said city. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4071"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4071 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephan Hay"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-12"
last_action: "2019-12-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c61bb537-e63e-4784-a9c4-518b5824ebde"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4071"
source_hash: "a186cbdb3c87b1dada0f005804b6deefb67ddefa009bdd62f6175c2d3a266cde"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4071 (191st) — An Act authorizing the city of Fitchburg to employ Kevin D. Roy as fire chief beyond the statutory retirement age
By Mr. Hay of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4071) of Stephan Hay (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Fitchburg be authorized to continue the employment of Kevin D. Roy as fire chief of the fire department of said city. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4071.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Stephan Hay — primary (person)
- Stephan Hay — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-12** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-16** Senate concurred
- **2019-09-23** Hearing scheduled for 09/26/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-10-02** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-07** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-07** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-07** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-07** Read third (title change) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-12** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-11-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-27** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-11-27** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-05** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-06** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-16** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 143 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c61bb537-e63e-4784-a9c4-518b5824ebde`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to acquire certain parcels of state land in the town of Needham now under the care and control of the Department of Conservation and Recreation"
description: "An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to acquire certain parcels of state land in the town of Needham now under the care and control of the Department of Conservation and Recreation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4077"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4077 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["House Committee on Ways and Means"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-18"
last_action: "2019-11-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/077cdd74-b97f-44fe-9c0c-ceb743adf139"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4077"
source_hash: "ec00377ac690e53809562e745b318dd06d976f2e39e47514b986487592c4d06a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4077 (191st) — An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to acquire certain parcels of state land in the town of Needham now under the care and control of the Department of Conservation and Recreation
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4077.pdf)
## Sponsors
- House Committee on Ways and Means — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-18** Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
- **2019-09-18** Pending new draft of H3690
- **2019-09-18** New draft of H3690
- **2019-09-18** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-09-18** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-18** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-09-26** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-11-07** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-11-07** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-12** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-11-12** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-11-13** Enacted - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No.125) `passage`
- **2019-11-14** Enacted - see Roll Call #128 [39 YEAS - 0 NAYS] `passage`
- **2019-11-14** Laid before the Governor
- **2019-11-21** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 120 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/077cdd74-b97f-44fe-9c0c-ceb743adf139`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act exempting the labor service positions of the department of public works in the city of Medford from the civil service laws"
description: "By Representative Donato of Medford and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4082) of Paul J. Donato, Patricia D. Jehlen and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Medford be authorized to exempt labor service positions of the department of public works, in said city, from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4082"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4082 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-19"
last_action: "2019-11-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2369c0dd-8a7d-4608-88e1-ff2659272a71"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4082"
source_hash: "f0896dd8c55353d9d8b00c91cf5772d047daa0731126b4fba59168a12d5bd104"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4082 (191st) — An Act exempting the labor service positions of the department of public works in the city of Medford from the civil service laws
By Representative Donato of Medford and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4082) of Paul J. Donato, Patricia D. Jehlen and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Medford be authorized to exempt labor service positions of the department of public works, in said city, from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4082.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Christine P. Barber — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia D. Jehlen — cosponsor (person)
- Paul J. Donato — cosponsor (person)
- Sean Garballey — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Ultrino — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-19** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-23** Senate concurred
- **2019-09-23** Hearing scheduled for 09/26/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-10-02** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-03** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-03** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-07** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-10** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-24** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-30** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-10-30** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-04** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-11-04** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-11-13** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 111 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2369c0dd-8a7d-4608-88e1-ff2659272a71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Fairhaven to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises"
description: "An Act authorizing the town of Fairhaven to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4086"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4086 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-25"
last_action: "2019-12-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9488231e-cfd0-43e4-9a6f-dfa5d132b80a"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4086"
source_hash: "4eb4a6b102c28c404b6ac59f6782759d79771bb59ea42743309fea190d115a0f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4086 (191st) — An Act authorizing the town of Fairhaven to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4086.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-25** Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- **2019-09-25** New draft of H3967
- **2019-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-09-30** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-09-30** Rules suspended
- **2019-09-30** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-10** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-15** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-10-24** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-03** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-03** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-05** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 139 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9488231e-cfd0-43e4-9a6f-dfa5d132b80a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the Norfolk County Treasurer to borrow funds for repairs to the Norfolk County Agricultural School"
description: "By Messrs. Kafka of Stoughton and McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Louis L. Kafka, Paul McMurtry and others for legislation to authorize the county commissioners of Norfolk County to borrow money for the repair, renovation and construction, equipping and furnishing of buildings at the Norfolk County Agricultural High School in the town of Walpole. Municipalities and Regional Government."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4090"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4090 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-18"
last_action: "2019-11-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74fa8c0a-79ad-40ca-8149-d5dce995662c"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4090"
source_hash: "f87fd9add71d85d2f76167d1bc44fce26a1c4aec05b0394161226020654f91cf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4090 (191st) — An Act authorizing the Norfolk County Treasurer to borrow funds for repairs to the Norfolk County Agricultural School
By Messrs. Kafka of Stoughton and McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Louis L. Kafka, Paul McMurtry and others for legislation to authorize the county commissioners of Norfolk County to borrow money for the repair, renovation and construction, equipping and furnishing of buildings at the Norfolk County Agricultural High School in the town of Walpole. Municipalities and Regional Government.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4090.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Bruce J. Ayers — cosponsor (person)
- Denise C. Garlick — cosponsor (person)
- James M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- John F. Keenan — cosponsor (person)
- John H. Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Louis L. Kafka — cosponsor (person)
- Michael F. Rush — cosponsor (person)
- Paul McMurtry — cosponsor (person)
- Paul R. Feeney — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca L. Rausch — cosponsor (person)
- Walter F. Timilty — cosponsor (person)
- William C. Galvin — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-18** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-26** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-07** Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-10-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-21** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-21** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-21** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-28** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-30** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-11-14** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-20** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-11-20** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-20** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-11-20** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-11-26** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 129 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74fa8c0a-79ad-40ca-8149-d5dce995662c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Dawn Ball, an employee of the Department of Transportation"
description: "By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Tarr, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Dawn Ball, an employee of the Department of Transportation. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4091"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4091 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-23"
last_action: "2019-10-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/feadbeae-f218-4dd6-8e04-b251c14b9c95"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4091"
source_hash: "4b921ce9693578c908a3c17e9537f14cb4c37131c10e933ca3cb9e85e2a2c03c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4091 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Dawn Ball, an employee of the Department of Transportation
By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Tarr, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Dawn Ball, an employee of the Department of Transportation. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4091.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce E. Tarr — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-23** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-26** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-02** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-02** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-02** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-02** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed), rules suspended and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-10-07** Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading and passed to be engrossed. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-10-10** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-10-10** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-10-10** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-10-10** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-10-11** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 85 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/feadbeae-f218-4dd6-8e04-b251c14b9c95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of acquiring land, constructing buildings and other facilities as the county shall require, making capital improvements to county facilities, acquiring items of capital equipment, and for the payment of all other costs incidental and related thereto"
description: "By Mr. Fernandes of Falmouth, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Dylan A. Fernandes that the county of Dukes County be authorized to borrow funds to pay costs of acquiring land and for certain other capital improvements. Municipalities and Regional Government."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4094"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4094 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dylan A. Fernandes"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-19"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d22cb11-26df-4bc1-b10f-888d98530d52"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4094"
source_hash: "e8e22ec041bbe5e8bdeef3393bfbe935f5d405a03229b8a3392caa58594438a7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4094 (191st) — An Act authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of acquiring land, constructing buildings and other facilities as the county shall require, making capital improvements to county facilities, acquiring items of capital equipment, and for the payment of all other costs incidental and related thereto
By Mr. Fernandes of Falmouth, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Dylan A. Fernandes that the county of Dukes County be authorized to borrow funds to pay costs of acquiring land and for certain other capital improvements. Municipalities and Regional Government.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4094.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Dylan A. Fernandes — primary (person)
- Dylan A. Fernandes — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-19** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-25** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-30** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-22** Hearing scheduled for 10/29/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2020-01-13** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-16** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2020-01-16** Rules suspended
- **2020-01-16** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-04-23** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-04-30** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-17** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-06-18** Rules suspended
- **2020-06-18** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2020-06-22** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-06-22** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-06-30** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d22cb11-26df-4bc1-b10f-888d98530d52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge"
description: "By Representative Soter of Bellingham and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4097) of Michael J. Soter and Ryan C. Fattman (by vote of the town) relative to the funding of the other post-employment benefits liability trust fund in the town of Uxbridge. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4097"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4097 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-30"
last_action: "2020-01-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/087a5017-5e75-41df-9301-b466461d0edf"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4097"
source_hash: "50d408077291a323f780aa2e425f2d863683a44cd7480c63aab0151931238cba"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4097 (191st) — An Act relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge
By Representative Soter of Bellingham and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4097) of Michael J. Soter and Ryan C. Fattman (by vote of the town) relative to the funding of the other post-employment benefits liability trust fund in the town of Uxbridge. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4097.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michael J. Soter — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan C. Fattman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-30** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-03** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-07** Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-10-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-28** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-28** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-28** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-12** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-14** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-01-09** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-01-09** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2020-01-13** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-01-13** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-01-16** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/087a5017-5e75-41df-9301-b466461d0edf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing the appointed office of town clerk in the town of Pelham"
description: "By Representative Domb of Amherst and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4101) of Mindy Domb and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the town) relative to establishing the appointed office of town clerk in the town of Pelham. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4101"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4101 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-10-02"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/537a883e-ad9f-4607-87ce-27ac96f38096"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4101"
source_hash: "4464c2489d8c4fae41ddd4a00bc2a30f80c016e4c6a913da589fa6d4c1a19e59"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4101 (191st) — An Act establishing the appointed office of town clerk in the town of Pelham
By Representative Domb of Amherst and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4101) of Mindy Domb and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the town) relative to establishing the appointed office of town clerk in the town of Pelham. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4101.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joanne M. Comerford — cosponsor (person)
- Mindy Domb — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-10-02** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-07** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-22** Hearing scheduled for 10/29/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-10-30** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-11-04** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-11-04** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-04** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-22** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-27** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-01-30** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-03-16** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-03-16** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-03-17** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-03-25** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/537a883e-ad9f-4607-87ce-27ac96f38096`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to disqualification of bidders on city contracts"
description: "By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4102) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Joanne M. Comerford (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Northampton be authorized to disqualify bidders on municipal contracts in said city who participate in the design, manufacture or maintenance of nuclear weapons. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4102"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4102 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-10-02"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5533876-b3c2-4315-98f6-5e1d86e0df1d"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4102"
source_hash: "e2f2b2f2401e5f561edd4e60c86205fb9a1f6fea3d61404f7b65088512339577"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4102 (191st) — An Act relative to disqualification of bidders on city contracts
By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4102) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Joanne M. Comerford (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Northampton be authorized to disqualify bidders on municipal contracts in said city who participate in the design, manufacture or maintenance of nuclear weapons. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4102.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joanne M. Comerford — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsay N. Sabadosa — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-10-02** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-07** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-22** Hearing scheduled for 10/29/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-10-30** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-11-04** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-11-04** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-04** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-03-12** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-03-16** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-06-22** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-06-22** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2020-06-25** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-06-25** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-07-02** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 111 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5533876-b3c2-4315-98f6-5e1d86e0df1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Erica Moore, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services"
description: "By Representative Parisella of Beverly and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jerald A. Parisella and Joan B. Lovely for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Erica Moore, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4111"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4111 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-25"
last_action: "2019-12-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d45fcff7-fa56-4ac0-aa7c-6ea5ea24ec95"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4111"
source_hash: "7c85e4cc323aeef279d2e480a06a34a940e701a5ede65d5cba78dd08f6229b4a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4111 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Erica Moore, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services
By Representative Parisella of Beverly and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jerald A. Parisella and Joan B. Lovely for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Erica Moore, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4111.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Jerald A. Parisella — cosponsor (person)
- Joan B. Lovely — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-25** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-03** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-07** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-15** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-17** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-17** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-17** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-21** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-24** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-11-27** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-11-27** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-05** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-12-05** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-12-05** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d45fcff7-fa56-4ac0-aa7c-6ea5ea24ec95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the city of Salem to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises"
description: "An Act authorizing the city of Salem to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4117"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4117 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-10-10"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ee4c15d-9b42-4ba9-9ff9-16fe1795d93e"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4117"
source_hash: "a4c4a2cfd0c3891436db3a690c79422460e6ffe9ef93ca5470132aa6cca72448"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4117 (191st) — An Act authorizing the city of Salem to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4117.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-10-10** Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- **2019-10-10** New draft of H4040
- **2019-10-10** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-15** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-05** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-10** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-01-30** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-02-13** Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-02-18** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2020-06-29** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-06-30** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 108 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ee4c15d-9b42-4ba9-9ff9-16fe1795d93e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Holliston to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises"
description: "An Act authorizing the town of Holliston to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4118"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4118 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-10-10"
last_action: "2020-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bc6df87-a1d1-448f-8ca3-da9ed8297bba"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4118"
source_hash: "823a91ee108694d79e6b8e045a195f5d00fbf1c4e54f3a70c5812c54db2bdf5b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4118 (191st) — An Act authorizing the town of Holliston to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4118.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-10-10** Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- **2019-10-10** New draft of H4048
- **2019-10-10** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-15** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-22** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-27** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-01-30** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-02-24** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-02-24** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-02-26** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-02-27** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bc6df87-a1d1-448f-8ca3-da9ed8297bba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act designating a certain pavilion shelter on the Esplanade in the city of Boston as the Priebatsch Pavilion"
description: "By Representative Livingstone of Boston and Senator Boncore, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jay D. Livingstone and Joseph A. Boncore that a certain pavilion shelter on the Charles River Esplanade in the city of Boston be designated as the Priebatsch pavilion. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4124"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4124 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-09-25"
last_action: "2020-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/142bd78f-b189-4002-a978-34655a8ddd13"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4124"
source_hash: "6438eea17d4eaeb141cb9490043467a3dbc6516076bbe44ca4d3eaf34eed39bd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4124 (191st) — An Act designating a certain pavilion shelter on the Esplanade in the city of Boston as the Priebatsch Pavilion
By Representative Livingstone of Boston and Senator Boncore, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jay D. Livingstone and Joseph A. Boncore that a certain pavilion shelter on the Charles River Esplanade in the city of Boston be designated as the Priebatsch pavilion. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4124.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Jay D. Livingstone — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph A. Boncore — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-09-25** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-07** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-10** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-17** Hearing scheduled for 10/29/2019 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2019-11-14** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-11-18** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-11-18** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-01-13** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-01-16** Read, rules suspended, read second and order to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-03-02** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 38 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/142bd78f-b189-4002-a978-34655a8ddd13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Melinda Trudell, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services"
description: "By Mr. Smola of Warren, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Todd M. Smola for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Melinda Trudell, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4130"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4130 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Todd M. Smola"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-10-07"
last_action: "2019-11-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6a6b8be-3f98-4b91-a6ba-abf0f1246ec8"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4130"
source_hash: "7cb17e10e5ae0596639a80f26758e74993fd56bb450c74f2d074223aa94fb982"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4130 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Melinda Trudell, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services
By Mr. Smola of Warren, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Todd M. Smola for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Melinda Trudell, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4130.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Todd M. Smola — primary (person)
- Todd M. Smola — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-10-07** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-10** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-15** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-24** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-28** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-28** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-28** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-10-29** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-10-30** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-11-20** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-11-20** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-20** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-11-20** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-11-20** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-11-20** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-11-26** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 131 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6a6b8be-3f98-4b91-a6ba-abf0f1246ec8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Milford to grant 1 additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises"
description: "An Act authorizing the town of Milford to grant 1 additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4141"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4141 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-10-23"
last_action: "2020-01-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b4850bf-8424-49af-8989-6be3ea016a3b"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4141"
source_hash: "3c1b7e4f7c3466a03eb000dd844ecf1a150c1530dfdbeb3afc0b0b6b6935791c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4141 (191st) — An Act authorizing the town of Milford to grant 1 additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4141.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-10-23** Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- **2019-10-23** New draft of H3993
- **2019-10-23** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-24** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-24** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-24** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-14** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-18** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2019-12-26** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-26** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-12-30** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-30** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-01-03** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b4850bf-8424-49af-8989-6be3ea016a3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Patricia Foley, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation"
description: "By Representative Rogers of Norwood and Senator Rush, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of John H. Rogers, Michael F. Rush and Paul McMurtry for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Patricia Foley, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4151"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4151 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-10-21"
last_action: "2019-11-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/920b7586-1d83-443a-a7eb-cdf0651a83b6"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4151"
source_hash: "857d3727fd37cf5e5518ef01e15a695c76329b89b1e196372f81564a9be059e3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4151 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Patricia Foley, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation
By Representative Rogers of Norwood and Senator Rush, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of John H. Rogers, Michael F. Rush and Paul McMurtry for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Patricia Foley, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4151.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John H. Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Michael F. Rush — cosponsor (person)
- Paul McMurtry — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-10-21** Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-24** Senate concurred
- **2019-10-30** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-10-31** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-10-31** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-31** Read second, ordered to the third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2019-11-04** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-11-07** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-11-07** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-12** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-11-12** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-11-12** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-11-12** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-11-18** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 116 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/920b7586-1d83-443a-a7eb-cdf0651a83b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act preserving the competitiveness of group auto and homeowners insurance plans"
description: "An Act preserving the competitiveness of group auto and homeowners insurance plans"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4152"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4152 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joint Committee on Financial Services"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-10-28"
last_action: "2019-12-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1afe4bf7-14ec-43e6-9ba1-30e3d4d152a8"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4152"
source_hash: "c756467e7f07e63d163d1ba7e1bfc70044d95ee8fabfeacec02918212bfcafe6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4152 (191st) — An Act preserving the competitiveness of group auto and homeowners insurance plans
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4152.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Financial Services — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-10-28** Reported from the committee on Financial Services
- **2019-10-28** New draft of H923
- **2019-10-28** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-11-04** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-11-04** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-04** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-12-16** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-23** Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read a third time and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-12-26** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-12-26** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-12-26** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-26** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-30** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 147 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1afe4bf7-14ec-43e6-9ba1-30e3d4d152a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Susan St. Laurent, an employee of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth"
description: "Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Speliotis of Danvers, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 4110). October 29, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4156"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4156 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Theodore C. Speliotis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-10-29"
last_action: "2019-11-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6c8cbcb-3cb5-4f60-9216-e039b20bbb70"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4156"
source_hash: "8ba27f6a00c485220d2b33b2a7832ad48e097a7b1c2735b083cb571d6555edc0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4156 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Susan St. Laurent, an employee of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth
Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Speliotis of Danvers, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 4110). October 29, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4156.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Theodore C. Speliotis — primary (person)
- Theodore C. Speliotis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-10-29** Substituted for H4110
- **2019-10-29** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2019-10-30** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-11-06** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-11-06** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-07** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-11-07** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-11-07** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-11-07** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-11-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 108 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6c8cbcb-3cb5-4f60-9216-e039b20bbb70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the charter of the town of Westwood"
description: "By Representative McMurtry of Dedham and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4166) of Paul McMurtry and Michael F. Rush (by vote of the town) relative to the charter of the town of Westwood. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4166"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4166 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-11-04"
last_action: "2020-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcae7a16-5adc-4cca-b06e-2a2896eaf71a"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4166"
source_hash: "a1b4e4a83368a247bc267229da56e59c4f9d0ff8402a91ad08df9265bfa8e25e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4166 (191st) — An Act relative to the charter of the town of Westwood
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4166) of Paul McMurtry and Michael F. Rush (by vote of the town) relative to the charter of the town of Westwood. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4166.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michael F. Rush — cosponsor (person)
- Paul McMurtry — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-11-04** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-06** Senate concurred
- **2019-11-15** Hearing scheduled for 11/21/2019 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2019-12-05** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-12-09** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-12-09** Rules suspended
- **2019-12-09** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2020-02-13** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2020-02-18** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2020-05-18** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2020-05-18** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2020-05-21** Enacted `passage`
- **2020-05-21** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2020-05-29** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 87 of the Acts of 2020 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dcae7a16-5adc-4cca-b06e-2a2896eaf71a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Jay D. Perry, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation"
description: "By Representative Cabral of New Bedford and Senator Montigny, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and Mark C. Montigny for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Jay D. Perry, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "191st"
identifier: "H 4169"
citation: "Massachusetts H 4169 (191st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-10-28"
last_action: "2019-12-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df11462d-8e0b-470c-b022-c6693310d209"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4169"
source_hash: "b80a5ff0f4cfa1134e83b72a4566b02f5d7bb423e359bc3f9a03c99da1ee63bb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 4169 (191st) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Jay D. Perry, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation
By Representative Cabral of New Bedford and Senator Montigny, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and Mark C. Montigny for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Jay D. Perry, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Public Service.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4169.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Antonio F. D. Cabral — cosponsor (person)
- Mark C. Montigny — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-10-28** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-30** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-04** Senate concurred
- **2019-11-19** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2019-11-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2019-11-20** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2019-11-22** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-11-27** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2019-12-06** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2019-12-06** Read third and passed to be engrossed `reading-3`
- **2019-12-09** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-12-09** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2019-12-09** Enacted `passage`
- **2019-12-09** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2019-12-17** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 144 of the Acts of 2019 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df11462d-8e0b-470c-b022-c6693310d209`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).

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