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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Reading to dissolve its Affordable Housing Trust Fund"
description: "By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1341) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Jason M. Lewis and Richard M. Haggerty (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the town of Reading to dissolve its Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 1341"
citation: "Massachusetts H 1341 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradley H. Jones, Jr."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-02-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0b81f1e-dd73-4692-b15e-868ef0aa14eb"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1341"
source_hash: "5e8d61a9c909514a538149863b0c9c8c74de71add500ef1ae3088c3c05f09087"
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 1341 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Reading to dissolve its Affordable Housing Trust Fund
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1341) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Jason M. Lewis and Richard M. Haggerty (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the town of Reading to dissolve its Affordable Housing Trust Fund. 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/193/H1341.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr. — primary (person)
- Jason M. Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Richard M. Haggerty — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Housing `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-05** Hearing scheduled for 06/26/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
- **2023-10-18** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-26** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-26** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-26** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-12-07** Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-11** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-01-22** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-01-22** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0b81f1e-dd73-4692-b15e-868ef0aa14eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing sewer and water user discounts in the town of Hopkinton"
description: "By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2017) of James C. Arena-DeRosa (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the town of Hopkinton to provide discounted fees charged to income-eligible residents for the use of the water and sewer systems of said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [as corrected]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2017"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2017 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James C. Arena-DeRosa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e6bf1de-c730-4f17-83c6-08ee4a7d6a96"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2017"
source_hash: "f9d7b3103172ed00e05177307f0e32759e1b3e0ebd4154dde24d8bd160dc02ae"
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 2017 (193rd) — An Act authorizing sewer and water user discounts in the town of Hopkinton
By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2017) of James C. Arena-DeRosa (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the town of Hopkinton to provide discounted fees charged to income-eligible residents for the use of the water and sewer systems of said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [as corrected]
## 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/193/H2017.pdf)
## Sponsors
- James C. Arena-DeRosa — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-12-28** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-11** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2024-01-11** Rules suspended
- **2024-01-11** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-05** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-03-04** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-03-04** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e6bf1de-c730-4f17-83c6-08ee4a7d6a96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act to use more inclusive language for the Lanesborough board of selectmen"
description: "By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2029) of John Barrett, III (by vote of the town) relative to changing the board of selectmen of the town of Lanesborough to a select board. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2029"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2029 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Barrett, III"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/597cf1a0-c3d6-4258-bf72-b8d01b3ef2c8"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2029"
source_hash: "a5a9962d12e6dc7a6b6576f7915a0db23980caa68f01587c9105ace250b63635"
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 2029 (193rd) — An Act to use more inclusive language for the Lanesborough board of selectmen
By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2029) of John Barrett, III (by vote of the town) relative to changing the board of selectmen of the town of Lanesborough to a 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/193/H2029.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John Barrett, III — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-04** Hearing scheduled for 04/11/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-05-04** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-05-18** Rules suspended
- **2023-05-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-30** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-26** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-10** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-08-10** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-14** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-08-14** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-08-16** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/597cf1a0-c3d6-4258-bf72-b8d01b3ef2c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act to amend the Williamstown town charter by making all gender references therein gender neutral"
description: "By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2030) of John Barrett, III (by vote of the town) that the town of Williamstown be authorized to amend the charter of said town by making all gender references therein gender neutral. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2030"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2030 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Barrett, III"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-01-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a678d863-5df8-4368-a095-87890e678b96"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2030"
source_hash: "bcb08294c9a0532ae422bb300babb19c39608a122ed7098381ecfc3b5bc2c8fd"
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 2030 (193rd) — An Act to amend the Williamstown town charter by making all gender references therein gender neutral
By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2030) of John Barrett, III (by vote of the town) that the town of Williamstown be authorized to amend the charter of said town by making all gender references therein gender neutral. 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/193/H2030.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John Barrett, III — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-04** Hearing scheduled for 04/11/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-05-04** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-05-18** Rules suspended
- **2023-05-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-01** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-05** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-26** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-12-21** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-12-21** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-26** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-12-26** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-01-03** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a678d863-5df8-4368-a095-87890e678b96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the Adams Fire District"
description: "By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2031) of John Barrett, III relative to the Adams Fire District. Municipalities and Regional Government."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2031"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2031 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Barrett, III"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-12-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b8f1a0e-e3e0-4d9f-a079-d775ef24c988"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2031"
source_hash: "30d896414c8608b135951117749a6ef45a6aad5db271e147feaa7da624a0b64e"
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 2031 (193rd) — An Act relative to the Adams Fire District
By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2031) of John Barrett, III relative to the Adams Fire District. 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/193/H2031.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John Barrett, III — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2024-01-12** Hearing scheduled for 01/12/2024 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2024-03-14** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2024-04-11** Rules suspended
- **2024-04-11** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-11-27** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-11-27** Rules suspended
- **2024-11-27** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-12-02** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-12-02** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-12-11** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 253 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b8f1a0e-e3e0-4d9f-a079-d775ef24c988`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the city of Pittsfield to award a 1 year or multiple year contract to audit"
description: "By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2045) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Paul W. Mark (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to authorizing the city of Pittsfield to award a 1 year or multiple year contract to audit the books and accounts of said city. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2045"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2045 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-12-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce387ce4-8849-439e-bedd-48220a299ce6"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2045"
source_hash: "787b705b6125b349314da8f5da3e043e137a78281708fa32b9b5fc64c904cd63"
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 2045 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the city of Pittsfield to award a 1 year or multiple year contract to audit
By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2045) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Paul W. Mark (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to authorizing the city of Pittsfield to award a 1 year or multiple year contract to audit the books and accounts of said city. 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/193/H2045.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Paul W. Mark — cosponsor (person)
- Tricia Farley-Bouvier — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-24** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-24** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-24** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-25** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-28** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-20** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-11-20** Read third, amended, (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-22** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-07** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2023-12-11** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-12-11** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-12-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 80 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce387ce4-8849-439e-bedd-48220a299ce6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the Auburn Water District clerk and treasurer"
description: "By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2048) of Paul K. Frost relative to the clerk and treasurer of the Auburn Water District. Municipalities and Regional Government."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2048"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2048 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul K. Frost"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-02-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ecc08a2-4b39-4772-8f6c-8b9624abe68b"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2048"
source_hash: "3d81648fb0d5f796f60886770fb78d557b1c0715332cd5dc6d6ce57bc0116c8d"
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 2048 (193rd) — An Act relative to the Auburn Water District clerk and treasurer
By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2048) of Paul K. Frost relative to the clerk and treasurer of the Auburn Water District. 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/193/H2048.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Paul K. Frost — primary (person)
- Michael O. Moore — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-14** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-08-14** Rules suspended
- **2023-08-14** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-05** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-07** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-02-20** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-20** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ecc08a2-4b39-4772-8f6c-8b9624abe68b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a department of public works in the town of Tyngsborough"
description: "By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2052) of Colleen M. Garry (by vote of the town) relative to establishing a department of public works in the town of Tyngsborough. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2052"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2052 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Colleen M. Garry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e5a5ed2-a91b-497e-95ed-ba0c3ba253f2"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2052"
source_hash: "63057976f2335b0be80249566b003be0d9442d9afd4c6f52d6f3ebeaabe3d7c7"
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 2052 (193rd) — An Act establishing a department of public works in the town of Tyngsborough
By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2052) of Colleen M. Garry (by vote of the town) relative to establishing a department of public works in the town of Tyngsborough. 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/193/H2052.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Colleen M. Garry — primary (person)
- Edward J. Kennedy — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-12** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-12** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-12** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-26** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-30** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-11** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-16** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-04-16** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-18** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 85 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e5a5ed2-a91b-497e-95ed-ba0c3ba253f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the city of Revere to pay a certain sum of money to the estate of George J. Rotondo, Jr"
description: "By Representatives Giannino of Revere and Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2055) of Jessica Ann Giannino and Jeffrey Rosario Turco (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Revere be authorized to pay a certain sum of money to the estate of George J. Rotondo, Jr. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2055"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2055 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-01-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b69bb8fe-f3a1-45bc-afc0-bd8be66eb504"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2055"
source_hash: "56f0086e726886c2364dddcb98f5166fa64317729240b72c990fbff77a3f33b0"
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 2055 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the city of Revere to pay a certain sum of money to the estate of George J. Rotondo, Jr
By Representatives Giannino of Revere and Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2055) of Jessica Ann Giannino and Jeffrey Rosario Turco (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Revere be authorized to pay a certain sum of money to the estate of George J. Rotondo, Jr. 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/193/H2055.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Jeffrey Rosario Turco — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Ann Giannino — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-04** Hearing scheduled for 04/11/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-07-03** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-10** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-07-20** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-07-24** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-27** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-01-22** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-01-22** Read third `reading-3`
- **2024-01-22** Bills in the Third Reading report accepted
- **2024-01-22** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2024-01-25** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-01-25** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-01-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 13 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b69bb8fe-f3a1-45bc-afc0-bd8be66eb504`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the school committee of the city of Revere"
description: "By Representatives Giannino of Revere and Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2058) of Jessica Ann Giannino, Jeffrey Rosario Turco and Lydia Edwards (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the school committee in the city of Revere. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2058"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2058 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0416a413-9849-4b4f-87be-556a2926fb47"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2058"
source_hash: "0eccfc28ff8228680d1169ba6ebdafcdc97f2c9ad48bcac31ca1aa782a614eaa"
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 2058 (193rd) — An Act relative to the school committee of the city of Revere
By Representatives Giannino of Revere and Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2058) of Jessica Ann Giannino, Jeffrey Rosario Turco and Lydia Edwards (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the school committee in the city of Revere. 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/193/H2058.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Jeffrey Rosario Turco — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Ann Giannino — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia Edwards — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-04** Hearing scheduled for 04/11/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-07-03** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-10** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-29** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-30** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Read third (title changed) `reading-3`
- **2024-03-14** Amended (Edwards) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2700 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-14** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-28** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-04-01** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0416a413-9849-4b4f-87be-556a2926fb47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the Board of Health in the town of Reading"
description: "By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2072) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Jason M. Lewis and Richard M. Haggerty (by vote of the town) relative to the board of health in the town of Reading. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2072"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2072 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradley H. Jones, Jr."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-11-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4388fe11-f263-4a0a-aeb7-2141347f8450"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2072"
source_hash: "1f320a6144c48b0da9a097ace992f44121f1ac9aa00ef945177c524696dcb183"
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 2072 (193rd) — An Act relative to the Board of Health in the town of Reading
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2072) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Jason M. Lewis and Richard M. Haggerty (by vote of the town) relative to the board of health in the town of Reading. 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/193/H2072.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr. — primary (person)
- Jason M. Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Richard M. Haggerty — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-20** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-07-26** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-07-27** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-20** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-11-20** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-22** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-11-22** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-11-28** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4388fe11-f263-4a0a-aeb7-2141347f8450`. 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 Dedham"
description: "By Representative McMurtry of Dedham and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2081) of Paul McMurtry and Michael F. Rush (by vote of the town) relative to the charter of the town of Dedham. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2081"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2081 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-11-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/272e7a33-8a67-45a2-bbe2-3cb22c5ff80b"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2081"
source_hash: "b949336dbb932459ae1df4db7995f6a6f13999ec070978f619befd80ccad16a1"
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 2081 (193rd) — An Act relative to the charter of the town of Dedham
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2081) of Paul McMurtry and Michael F. Rush (by vote of the town) relative to the charter of the town of Dedham. 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/193/H2081.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michael F. Rush — cosponsor (person)
- Paul McMurtry — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-04** Hearing scheduled for 04/11/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-07-03** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-20** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-10** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-14** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-19** Read second `reading-2`
- **2023-10-19** Amended (Rush) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2455 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-10-19** Ordered to a third reading
- **2023-10-19** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-23** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-02** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2023-11-06** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-11-06** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-11-08** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/272e7a33-8a67-45a2-bbe2-3cb22c5ff80b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing representative town meetings"
description: "By Representative Murray of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2089) of Brian W. Murray (by vote of the town) that the town of Milford be authorized to establish representative town meetings. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2089"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2089 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian W. Murray"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-02-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e2f8f80-8b06-4cd3-872a-582fccd45e09"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2089"
source_hash: "d5b041d1d83dc56e3efc5eba9d853250f57fd48fe6c6c41c330a924d8bc38b87"
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 2089 (193rd) — An Act establishing representative town meetings
By Representative Murray of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2089) of Brian W. Murray (by vote of the town) that the town of Milford be authorized to establish representative town meetings. 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/193/H2089.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Brian W. Murray — primary (person)
- Rebecca L. Rausch — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-14** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-08-14** Rules suspended
- **2023-08-14** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-07** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-11** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-05** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-02-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e2f8f80-8b06-4cd3-872a-582fccd45e09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act to amend the charter of the town of Middleborough"
description: "By Representative Orrall of Lakeville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2092) of Norman J. Orrall (by vote of the town) for legislation to amend the charter of the town of Middleborough. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2092"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2092 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Norman J. Orrall"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-02-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/735bf184-ca7c-4e85-81cf-2e07d219f0a5"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2092"
source_hash: "9894dbe726f22f7c35b7c4167b0a4663f0966d8819a326200c95d761fbe36f0a"
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 2092 (193rd) — An Act to amend the charter of the town of Middleborough
By Representative Orrall of Lakeville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2092) of Norman J. Orrall (by vote of the town) for legislation to amend the charter of the town of Middleborough. 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/193/H2092.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Norman J. Orrall — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-04** Hearing scheduled for 04/11/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-07-03** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-31** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-31** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-31** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-07** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-11** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-01-18** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-22** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-01-22** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 12 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/735bf184-ca7c-4e85-81cf-2e07d219f0a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act increasing the number of members for the select board of the town of Lakeville"
description: "By Representative Orrall of Lakeville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2093) of Norman J. Orrall (by vote of the town) relative to increasing the number of members for the select board of the town of Lakeville. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2093"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2093 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Norman J. Orrall"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-10-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0e75677-ce83-4369-818f-ee751d4574ac"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2093"
source_hash: "23baa90d595e46426ea5d5697e554302b9dd7b40e45c4ca6dc3f8d0f77eb0923"
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 2093 (193rd) — An Act increasing the number of members for the select board of the town of Lakeville
By Representative Orrall of Lakeville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2093) of Norman J. Orrall (by vote of the town) relative to increasing the number of members for the select board of the town of Lakeville. 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/193/H2093.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Norman J. Orrall — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-08-10** Rules suspended
- **2023-08-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-05** Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-10** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-12** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-10-12** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-10-16** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-10-16** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-10-25** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0e75677-ce83-4369-818f-ee751d4574ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to wastewater in the town of Provincetown"
description: "By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2095) of Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) that the town of Provincetown be authorized to use the Manuel V. Motta Athletic Fields for incidental wastewater treatment and disposal purposes. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2095"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2095 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sarah K. Peake"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/899f4ba3-43aa-44e4-a9cd-04e7e774998a"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2095"
source_hash: "b49370b11f7caa418062b68e7bb71daaa84c0c9a83b4438eccdfe20bb76a8f9b"
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 2095 (193rd) — An Act relative to wastewater in the town of Provincetown
By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2095) of Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) that the town of Provincetown be authorized to use the Manuel V. Motta Athletic Fields for incidental wastewater treatment and disposal 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/193/H2095.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Sarah K. Peake — primary (person)
- Julian Cyr — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-10-16** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-13** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-11-13** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-13** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-15** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-20** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-04-04** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-04-04** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-24** Enacted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 86) `passage`
- **2024-04-25** Enacted -see Roll Call #126 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0) `passage`
- **2024-04-25** Laid before the Governor
- **2024-05-03** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/899f4ba3-43aa-44e4-a9cd-04e7e774998a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to wastewater treatment and disposal in the town of Provincetown"
description: "By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2096) of Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) relative to wastewater treatment and disposal in the town of Provincetown. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2096"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2096 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sarah K. Peake"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-01-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60b47e62-ae0e-4d83-b103-c53e3eeab107"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2096"
source_hash: "99c89e0a33cbcf1728d38e96254250d2ed9511a682b1610a061fd96ec7f22cda"
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 2096 (193rd) — An Act relative to wastewater treatment and disposal in the town of Provincetown
By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2096) of Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) relative to wastewater treatment and disposal in the town of Provincetown. 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/193/H2096.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Sarah K. Peake — primary (person)
- Julian Cyr — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-10-16** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-13** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-11-13** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-13** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-15** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-20** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-01-22** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-01-22** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-25** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-01-25** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-01-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60b47e62-ae0e-4d83-b103-c53e3eeab107`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to establishing the Eastham community fund in the town of Eastham"
description: "By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2097) of Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) that the town of Eastham be authorized to establish the Eastham community fund for the purposes of providing human service support, emergency financial assistance, and for the general well-being of its residents. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2097"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2097 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sarah K. Peake"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15c17f60-b698-419c-b308-8e784fe28a3a"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2097"
source_hash: "ec182e74e16aef12ae3d01a26df4e3fed4051cc10ed393cf5f0fa972736264c4"
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 2097 (193rd) — An Act relative to establishing the Eastham community fund in the town of Eastham
By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2097) of Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) that the town of Eastham be authorized to establish the Eastham community fund for the purposes of providing human service support, emergency financial assistance, and for the general well-being of its residents. 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/193/H2097.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Sarah K. Peake — primary (person)
- Julian Cyr — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-10-16** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-06** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-11-06** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-06** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-22** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-27** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-06-06** Taken out of the Notice Section
- **2024-06-06** Read third (title changed) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-06** Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2798 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-06** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2024-06-10** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-10** Rules suspended
- **2024-07-10** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-07-11** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-07-11** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-07-17** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15c17f60-b698-419c-b308-8e784fe28a3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Lanesborough to continue the employment of Daniel Bolognia, Charles Garrity, Peter Pannesco, Peter Oakley, David Rolle, Donald Whalen and Michael Wooliver"
description: "By Representative Barrett of North Adams and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2435) of John Barrett, III and Paul W. Mark (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the town of Lanesborough to continue the employment of firefighters Daniel Bolognia, Charles Garrity, Peter Pannesco, Peter Oakley, David Rolle, Donald Whalen and Michael Wooliver. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2435"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2435 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-08-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcbd5f0b-1c2d-44f8-bafc-40c9f56de57f"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2435"
source_hash: "a0e7f85f30a1a3f9736e9cbda081fdbeacf437e73e3070ab50f4715ca580e3ea"
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 2435 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Lanesborough to continue the employment of Daniel Bolognia, Charles Garrity, Peter Pannesco, Peter Oakley, David Rolle, Donald Whalen and Michael Wooliver
By Representative Barrett of North Adams and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2435) of John Barrett, III and Paul W. Mark (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the town of Lanesborough to continue the employment of firefighters Daniel Bolognia, Charles Garrity, Peter Pannesco, Peter Oakley, David Rolle, Donald Whalen and Michael Wooliver. 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/193/H2435.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John Barrett, III — cosponsor (person)
- Paul W. Mark — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-03-29** Hearing scheduled for 04/04/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-05-22** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-06-15** Rules suspended
- **2023-06-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-26** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-27** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-24** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-08-24** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-28** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-08-28** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-08-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcbd5f0b-1c2d-44f8-bafc-40c9f56de57f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Hancock to allow firefighters and police to continue serving past age 65"
description: "By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2437) of John Barrett, III (by vote of the town) that the town of Hancock be authorized to allow firefighters and police officers to continue serving, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
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identifier: "H 2437"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2437 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Barrett, III"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-08-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6b0a2c4-758e-44e5-b1e5-6a439b582132"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2437"
source_hash: "a2b890913701a170e75c4b286f99e865b98285b62455ad17497ffc5fd445b298"
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 2437 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Hancock to allow firefighters and police to continue serving past age 65
By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2437) of John Barrett, III (by vote of the town) that the town of Hancock be authorized to allow firefighters and police officers to continue serving, 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/193/H2437.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John Barrett, III — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-03-29** Hearing scheduled for 04/04/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-05-22** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-06-15** Rules suspended
- **2023-06-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-26** Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-29** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-27** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-24** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-08-24** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-28** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-08-28** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-08-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6b0a2c4-758e-44e5-b1e5-6a439b582132`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Conway to continue the employment of police officer Randall Williams"
description: "By Representative Blais of Deerfield and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2448) of Natalie M. Blais and Paul W. Mark (by vote of the town) that the town of Conway be authorized to continue the employment of Randell Williams, a member of the police department of said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2448"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2448 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-12-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8067dba2-c38b-460a-9c7d-760bd8e774db"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2448"
source_hash: "37d22d7c8839b9d4f4f384dd3d529c5c1ca6cd2546418561faf13955115b826e"
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 2448 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Conway to continue the employment of police officer Randall Williams
By Representative Blais of Deerfield and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2448) of Natalie M. Blais and Paul W. Mark (by vote of the town) that the town of Conway be authorized to continue the employment of Randell Williams, a member of the police 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/193/H2448.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Natalie M. Blais — cosponsor (person)
- Paul W. Mark — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-03-29** Hearing scheduled for 04/04/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-05-22** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-06-15** Rules suspended
- **2023-06-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22** Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-26** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-27** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-22** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-11-22** Read third `reading-3`
- **2023-11-22** Amended (Mark) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2513 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-11-22** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2023-11-27** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-07** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2023-12-11** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-12-11** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-12-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 81 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8067dba2-c38b-460a-9c7d-760bd8e774db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Holli Hill"
description: "By Representative O'Day of West Boylston and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James J. O'Day and Robyn K. Kennedy for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Holli Hill, an employee of the Department of Children and Families. House Rules."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 25"
citation: "Massachusetts H 25 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-02-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be44224e-3ce8-4f14-bc8f-1c4265432586"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H25"
source_hash: "3eaab71423ad57d7528907198fd7f78fb5f95a0659753f86244c37816f45046a"
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 25 (193rd) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Holli Hill
By Representative O'Day of West Boylston and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James J. O'Day and Robyn K. Kennedy for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Holli Hill, an employee of the Department of Children and Families. House Rules.
## 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/193/H25.pdf)
## Sponsors
- James J. O'Day — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn K. Kennedy — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-31** Referred to the temporary committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Reported, referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches acting concurrently, reported, rules suspended and referred to the temporary committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Senate concurred
- **2023-02-09** Rules suspended
- **2023-02-09** Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third, amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-02-09** Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-1, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-02-09** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-02-09** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-02-09** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-02-09** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-02-16** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be44224e-3ce8-4f14-bc8f-1c4265432586`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Wilfrid Decossa"
description: "By Representative Fluker Oakley of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2520) of Brandy Fluker Oakley (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to authorizing the city of Boston to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Wilfrid Decossa. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2520"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2520 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandy Fluker Oakley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2684d7ee-d3e2-45ec-bece-b72d6414ba3d"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2520"
source_hash: "b46cba3eee613f46bb94f26d58118cd7d0c915cfa49c717b2d6ba2ebe2fe2539"
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 2520 (193rd) — An Act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Wilfrid Decossa
By Representative Fluker Oakley of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2520) of Brandy Fluker Oakley (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to authorizing the city of Boston to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Wilfrid Decossa. 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/193/H2520.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Brandy Fluker Oakley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-03-17** Hearing scheduled for 03/21/2023 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-03-23** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-03-27** Rules suspended
- **2023-03-27** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** Rules suspended
- **2023-03-27** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-1, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2684d7ee-d3e2-45ec-bece-b72d6414ba3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the city of Leominster to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer"
description: "By Representative Higgins of Leominster and Senator Cronin, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2555) of Natalie M. Higgins and John J. Cronin (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Leominster be authorized to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer in said city. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2555"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2555 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-01-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9a8952a-fe0d-48b4-875a-7c64d2bb93c9"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2555"
source_hash: "2941ecf267a754ce04dbf065670688ed8a454abe7fa3deafc7570e2165f6ac47"
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 2555 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the city of Leominster to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer
By Representative Higgins of Leominster and Senator Cronin, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2555) of Natalie M. Higgins and John J. Cronin (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Leominster be authorized to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer in 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/193/H2555.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John J. Cronin — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie M. Higgins — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-03-29** Hearing scheduled for 04/04/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-06-20** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-06** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-06** Rules supended
- **2023-07-06** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-07** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-11** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-12-28** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-12-28** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-02** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-01-02** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-01-08** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9a8952a-fe0d-48b4-875a-7c64d2bb93c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act exempting the position of police chief in the town of Lancaster from the provisions of the civil service law"
description: "By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton and Senator Cronin, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2571) of Meghan Kilcoyne and John J. Cronin (by vote of the town) that the town of Lancaster be authorized to exempt the position of police chief in said town from the provisions of the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2571"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2571 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-01-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d726d33-0ac7-4270-87a9-7e49d380dc96"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2571"
source_hash: "db9edb50c4b17844bbcbb6a5ff69c970fd6866aa8bf40d15bd1e29ccb8734f4f"
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 2571 (193rd) — An Act exempting the position of police chief in the town of Lancaster from the provisions of the civil service law
By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton and Senator Cronin, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2571) of Meghan Kilcoyne and John J. Cronin (by vote of the town) that the town of Lancaster be authorized to exempt the position of police chief in said town from the 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/193/H2571.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John J. Cronin — cosponsor (person)
- Meghan K. Kilcoyne — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-03-29** Hearing scheduled for 04/04/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-05-22** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-06-20** Rules suspended
- **2023-06-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-07-13** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-07-17** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-27** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-12-28** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-12-28** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-02** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-01-02** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-01-08** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d726d33-0ac7-4270-87a9-7e49d380dc96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the position of police chief in the town of Leicester"
description: "By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester and Senator Gobi, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2579) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, Anne M. Gobi and others (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing Kenneth M. Antanavica to continue to serve as police chief in the town of Leicester. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2579"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2579 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d52cabaa-8960-4fb3-abdf-238aaf5b5695"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2579"
source_hash: "9c05dfc0568756a157d03849fd25f9402a3cddbe78c63813b6f19c7f4df093e0"
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 2579 (193rd) — An Act relative to the position of police chief in the town of Leicester
By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester and Senator Gobi, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2579) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, Anne M. Gobi and others (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing Kenneth M. Antanavica to continue to serve as police chief in the town of Leicester. 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/193/H2579.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Anne M. Gobi — cosponsor (person)
- David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf — cosponsor (person)
- Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Paul K. Frost — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-03-17** Hearing scheduled for 03/21/2023 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-03-23** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-03-27** Rules suspended
- **2023-03-27** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-04-20** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-04-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-04-27** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-04-27** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d52cabaa-8960-4fb3-abdf-238aaf5b5695`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act further regulating the appointment of special police officers in the city of Watertown"
description: "By Representatives Owens of Watertown and Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2622) of Steven Owens, John J. Lawn, Jr., and William N. Brownsberger (with the approval of the city council) relative to further regulating the appointment of special police officers in the city of Watertown. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2622"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2622 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff4e7572-aed1-4861-ac83-0744cb6772b9"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2622"
source_hash: "2a7872e84fc9cf60c89985f27196e0c69d6869ed3e79e114a62e38c013b66a5a"
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 2622 (193rd) — An Act further regulating the appointment of special police officers in the city of Watertown
By Representatives Owens of Watertown and Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2622) of Steven Owens, John J. Lawn, Jr., and William N. Brownsberger (with the approval of the city council) relative to further regulating the appointment of special police officers in the city of Watertown. 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/193/H2622.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John J. Lawn, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Owens — cosponsor (person)
- William N. Brownsberger — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-03-17** Hearing scheduled for 03/21/2023 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-03-23** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-03-27** Rules suspended
- **2023-03-27** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-03** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-04-13** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-04-13** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff4e7572-aed1-4861-ac83-0744cb6772b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of Robert Lawler"
description: "By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2649) of Jeffrey N. Roy (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the retirement board of the city of Boston provide certain retirement benefits to Donna Lawler the surviving beneficiary of Robert Lawler. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2649"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2649 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey N. Roy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-08-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/368238b8-2e4d-4bb3-9a1f-a52d9f087228"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2649"
source_hash: "bea1cef20f9e068f6fa6f21241434524ee0cae2f10b56059792580a189f3d124"
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 2649 (193rd) — An Act relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of Robert Lawler
By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2649) of Jeffrey N. Roy (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the retirement board of the city of Boston provide certain retirement benefits to Donna Lawler the surviving beneficiary of Robert Lawler. 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/193/H2649.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Jeffrey N. Roy — primary (person)
- Rebecca L. Rausch — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-03-29** Hearing scheduled for 04/04/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-05-22** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-06-20** Rules suspended
- **2023-06-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-07-26** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-07-27** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-08-21** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-08-21** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-08-24** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-08-24** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-08-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/368238b8-2e4d-4bb3-9a1f-a52d9f087228`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the city of Haverhill to appoint retired police officers as detail police officers within said city for paid detail assignments"
description: "By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2677) of Andres X. Vargas (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Haverhill be authorized to appoint retired police officers as detail police officers within said city for paid detail assignments. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2677"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2677 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andres X. Vargas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-01-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27901c8e-5ac2-4b99-9f04-58431ba8fdef"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2677"
source_hash: "a7d1c6d4e002387396df41bec5f13086bdd5a4da6c1e7e911649540cbc8cf6e4"
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 2677 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the city of Haverhill to appoint retired police officers as detail police officers within said city for paid detail assignments
By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2677) of Andres X. Vargas (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Haverhill be authorized to appoint retired police officers as detail police officers within said city for paid detail assignments. 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/193/H2677.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Andres X. Vargas — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-03-29** Hearing scheduled for 04/04/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-05-22** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-06-20** Rules suspended
- **2023-06-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-07-06** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-07-10** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-27** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-30** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-11-30** Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-01** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-04** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-01-08** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-01-08** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-01-16** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27901c8e-5ac2-4b99-9f04-58431ba8fdef`. 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 Wrentham from the civil service law"
description: "By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2678) of Marcus S. Vaughn and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) that the police chief of the town of Wrentham be exempt from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2678"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2678 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marcus S. Vaughn"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac518ea7-9f3b-41f7-8a7c-97a5cb1abe97"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2678"
source_hash: "dea9f8f9788771553085fbf28ca37d23ef8910d841c769876fdbf26af0066ce8"
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 2678 (193rd) — An Act exempting the police chief of the town of Wrentham from the civil service law
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2678) of Marcus S. Vaughn and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) that the police chief of the town of Wrentham be exempt 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/193/H2678.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Marcus S. Vaughn — primary (person)
- Rebecca L. Rausch — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-23** Hearing scheduled for 06/29/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-11-22** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-21** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-12-21** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-21** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-01-25** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-29** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-02-29** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-16** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-05-16** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-20** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-05-20** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-05-30** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 103 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac518ea7-9f3b-41f7-8a7c-97a5cb1abe97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act exempting the Deputy Police Chief of the town of Wrentham from the civil service law"
description: "By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2679) of Marcus S. Vaughn and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) that the deputy police chief of the town of Wrentham be exempt from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2679"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2679 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marcus S. Vaughn"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/229a9fb6-963f-44e1-87f4-cfc629167d49"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2679"
source_hash: "b995ebf4bf65bd3e3602e258528b6d073124eb012e677bdbdeb90d15d43ef982"
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 2679 (193rd) — An Act exempting the Deputy Police Chief of the town of Wrentham from the civil service law
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2679) of Marcus S. Vaughn and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) that the deputy police chief of the town of Wrentham be exempt 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/193/H2679.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Marcus S. Vaughn — primary (person)
- Rebecca L. Rausch — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-23** Hearing scheduled for 06/29/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-11-22** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-21** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-12-21** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-21** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-01-25** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-29** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-02-29** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-16** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-05-16** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-20** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-05-20** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-05-30** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 104 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/229a9fb6-963f-44e1-87f4-cfc629167d49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Raynham to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises"
description: "By Representative D'Emilia of Bridgewater and Senator Pacheco, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 283) of Angelo L. D'Emilia and Marc R. Pacheco (by vote of the town) that the town of Raynham be authorized to grant two additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises in said town. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 283"
citation: "Massachusetts H 283 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca456869-327c-4698-b2d8-80a3f30ceea9"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H283"
source_hash: "090b535bfe8dca02b60bd6b73b4ae37e05aa8c11bfa637ccb31c3fc7e6f334fa"
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 283 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Raynham to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
By Representative D'Emilia of Bridgewater and Senator Pacheco, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 283) of Angelo L. D'Emilia and Marc R. Pacheco (by vote of the town) that the town of Raynham be authorized to grant two additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises in said town. 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/193/H283.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Angelo L. D'Emilia — cosponsor (person)
- Marc R. Pacheco — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-10** Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-05-08** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-05-11** Rules suspended
- **2023-05-11** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-22** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-13** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-07-13** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-13** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-11-13** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-15** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-11-15** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-11-22** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca456869-327c-4698-b2d8-80a3f30ceea9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to property tax classifications in the city of Watertown"
description: "By Representatives Owens of Watertown and Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2910) of Steven Owens, John J. Lawn, Jr., and William N. Brownsberger (with the approval of the city council) relative to property tax classifications in the city of Watertown. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2910"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2910 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-10-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7340a230-c212-4d3c-8b0d-05846b772cf7"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2910"
source_hash: "87b0474122f6e7f03294f94e4dfe825e80d4340d7b033dfdde8fc23a54ceb3be"
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 2910 (193rd) — An Act relative to property tax classifications in the city of Watertown
By Representatives Owens of Watertown and Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2910) of Steven Owens, John J. Lawn, Jr., and William N. Brownsberger (with the approval of the city council) relative to property tax classifications in the city of Watertown. Revenue. [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/193/H2910.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John J. Lawn, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Owens — cosponsor (person)
- William N. Brownsberger — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-20** Hearing scheduled for 06/22/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-03** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-10** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-21** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-25** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-12** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-10-12** Read second `reading-2`
- **2023-10-12** Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2461 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-10-12** Ordered to a third reading
- **2023-10-12** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-12** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-18** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2023-10-18** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-10-19** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-10-20** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7340a230-c212-4d3c-8b0d-05846b772cf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act expanding the exemption for residential property in the town of Wellfleet"
description: "By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2914) of Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) relative to expanding the exemption for residential property in the town of Wellfleet. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 2914"
citation: "Massachusetts H 2914 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sarah K. Peake"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b59c3070-efbf-4ef4-9b14-e59c05193f94"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2914"
source_hash: "45bddd0fc17530df6049ff02758673241cf799c2db470496a2068a526f8b9915"
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 2914 (193rd) — An Act expanding the exemption for residential property in the town of Wellfleet
By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2914) of Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) relative to expanding the exemption for residential property in the town of Wellfleet. Revenue. [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/193/H2914.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Sarah K. Peake — primary (person)
- Julian Cyr — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-17** Hearing scheduled for 07/25/2023 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-11-06** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-07** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-12-07** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-07** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-12-28** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-02** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-18** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-03-18** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b59c3070-efbf-4ef4-9b14-e59c05193f94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act to extend the time for the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses in the city of Woburn"
description: "By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 316) of Richard M. Haggerty (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Woburn be authorized to extend the time for the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses in said city. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 316"
citation: "Massachusetts H 316 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard M. Haggerty"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f7f3610-f40a-4fab-a0fd-4ccf929373cb"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H316"
source_hash: "75e09b1dfaaf5eb21f96c8137897a5439f60a62b80a4761f8b79915de4029cc8"
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 316 (193rd) — An Act to extend the time for the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses in the city of Woburn
By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 316) of Richard M. Haggerty (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Woburn be authorized to extend the time for the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses in said city. 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/193/H316.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Richard M. Haggerty — primary (person)
- Cindy F. Friedman — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle L. Ciccolo — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-10** Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-05-08** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-05-18** Rules suspended
- **2023-05-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-25** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-06-01** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-06-01** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-12** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-06-12** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-06-21** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f7f3610-f40a-4fab-a0fd-4ccf929373cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act to amend special legislation to pursue five (5) additional alcohol pouring licenses in Hudson's C-1 Zoning District"
description: "By Representative Hogan of Stow and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 320) of Kate Hogan and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) relative to the additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to be issued by the town of Hudson. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 320"
citation: "Massachusetts H 320 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-09-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bccc0dc9-e197-46fa-8bb7-4a4bacb42f6a"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H320"
source_hash: "69da615155ea35e59de212d0a05aa6e7c91907f0463f84cd5c436d8d53f1ab5c"
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 320 (193rd) — An Act to amend special legislation to pursue five (5) additional alcohol pouring licenses in Hudson's C-1 Zoning District
By Representative Hogan of Stow and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 320) of Kate Hogan and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) relative to the additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to be issued by the town of Hudson. 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/193/H320.pdf)
## Sponsors
- James B. Eldridge — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Hogan — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-10** Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-05-08** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-05-11** Rules suspended
- **2023-05-11** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-22** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-26** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-05** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-09-05** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-07** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-09-07** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-09-11** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 39 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bccc0dc9-e197-46fa-8bb7-4a4bacb42f6a`. 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 Leominster as the Captain Ross A. Reynolds memorial bridge"
description: "By Representative Higgins of Leominster and Senator Cronin, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3334) of Natalie M. Higgins and John J. Cronin for legislation to designate a certain bridge in the city of Leominster as the Captain Ross A. Reynolds memorial bridge. Transportation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3334"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3334 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-02-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae3c28c1-f11f-46df-9a12-ec08a05d5968"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3334"
source_hash: "8fc9c8059e280da83941d0f99714887305d212e839b0a39d4e378e381d1f0293"
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 3334 (193rd) — An Act designating a certain bridge in the city of Leominster as the Captain Ross A. Reynolds memorial bridge
By Representative Higgins of Leominster and Senator Cronin, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3334) of Natalie M. Higgins and John J. Cronin for legislation to designate a certain bridge in the city of Leominster as the Captain Ross A. Reynolds 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/193/H3334.pdf)
## Sponsors
- John J. Cronin — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie M. Higgins — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13** Senate concurred
- **2023-08-14** Hearing scheduled for 08/29/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-05** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-05** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-05** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-19** Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-23** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-02-08** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-08** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2024-02-12** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2024-02-15** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-02-15** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 26 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae3c28c1-f11f-46df-9a12-ec08a05d5968`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Dedham as the Honorable Deborah R. Cochran memorial bridge"
description: "By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3382) of Paul McMurtry relative to designating a certain bridge in the town of Dedham as the Honorable Deborah R. Cochran memorial bridge. Transportation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3382"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3382 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul McMurtry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c43aec96-3fbe-4012-8c27-49a0a021ff7b"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3382"
source_hash: "8792c9805e02ce3cfc34d42e132fde1d062877b87e899ebbb026acdb70680168"
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 3382 (193rd) — An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Dedham as the Honorable Deborah R. Cochran memorial bridge
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3382) of Paul McMurtry relative to designating a certain bridge in the town of Dedham as the Honorable Deborah R. Cochran 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/193/H3382.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Paul McMurtry — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13** Senate concurred
- **2023-08-14** Hearing scheduled for 08/29/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-09-28** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-09-28** Rules suspended
- **2023-09-28** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-10** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-12** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session, with an amendment
- **2024-02-12** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-12** Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on Rules), ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-02-28** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2024-02-29** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2024-03-04** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c43aec96-3fbe-4012-8c27-49a0a021ff7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Dedham as the Honorable Kelly A. Timilty memorial bridge"
description: "By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3383) of Paul McMurtry that the bridge on Ames Street over the Charles River in the town of Dedham be designated as the Honorable Kelly A. Timilty memorial bridge. Transportation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3383"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3383 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul McMurtry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5b7fef0-9808-411c-9aab-a061a6fe52bb"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3383"
source_hash: "28a1d344fb899944fe63bf91f62c1cf38fac4755c4fd129dcb9fd81e1db0285f"
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 3383 (193rd) — An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Dedham as the Honorable Kelly A. Timilty memorial bridge
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3383) of Paul McMurtry that the bridge on Ames Street over the Charles River in the town of Dedham be designated as the Honorable Kelly A. Timilty 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/193/H3383.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Paul McMurtry — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13** Senate concurred
- **2023-08-14** Hearing scheduled for 08/29/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-25** Accompanied by S2292
- **2023-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-02** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-02** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-02** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-26** Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-30** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-01** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-07-01** Rules suspended
- **2024-07-01** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-07-02** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2024-07-03** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2024-07-03** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-07-03** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-07-09** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 129 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5b7fef0-9808-411c-9aab-a061a6fe52bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Berlin to grant up to two additional all alcoholic beverages licenses not to be drunk on the premises"
description: "By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 345) of Meghan Kilcoyne and Robyn K. Kennedy (by vote of the town) that the town of Berlin be authorized to grant up to two additional all alcoholic beverages licenses not to be drunk on the premises in said town. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 345"
citation: "Massachusetts H 345 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0ad8477-18e4-4679-a83b-4480b89a4da9"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H345"
source_hash: "d7385d51bd9cb530ecc9d35052a7dea1f25eb33a84514e7a4265f40f3402e512"
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 345 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Berlin to grant up to two additional all alcoholic beverages licenses not to be drunk on the premises
By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 345) of Meghan Kilcoyne and Robyn K. Kennedy (by vote of the town) that the town of Berlin be authorized to grant up to two additional all alcoholic beverages licenses not to be drunk on the premises in said town. 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/193/H345.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Meghan K. Kilcoyne — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn K. Kennedy — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney M. Elliott — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-10** Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-05-08** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-01** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-06-01** Rules suspended
- **2023-06-01** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-08** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-06-20** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-06-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-07-10** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-07-10** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-07-13** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-07-13** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-07-18** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0ad8477-18e4-4679-a83b-4480b89a4da9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act providing for recall elections in the town of Conway"
description: "By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3575) of Natalie M. Blais and Paul W. Mark (by vote of the town) that the town of Conway be authorized to provide for recall elections in said town. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3575"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3575 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Natalie M. Blais"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-30"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59e691be-6af4-472f-80cf-7af958354e85"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3575"
source_hash: "e5382a5c88c994e6d54f23fdca2342932d61967ad7fad4cf68bab46c4e1e31b4"
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 3575 (193rd) — An Act providing for recall elections in the town of Conway
By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3575) of Natalie M. Blais and Paul W. Mark (by vote of the town) that the town of Conway be authorized to provide for recall elections in said town. 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/193/H3575.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Natalie M. Blais — primary (person)
- Paul W. Mark — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-30** Referred to the committee on Election Laws `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-14** Hearing scheduled for 06/21/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-05** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-09-14** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-09-14** Rules suspended
- **2023-09-14** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-28** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-02** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-11** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-03-11** Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-14** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-04** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-04-08** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 80 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59e691be-6af4-472f-80cf-7af958354e85`. 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 Lancaster"
description: "By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3578) of Meghan Kilcoyne and John J. Cronin (by vote of the town) relative to validating the results of the annual town election held in the town of Lancaster. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3578"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3578 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Meghan K. Kilcoyne"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-30"
last_action: "2024-02-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14759d87-a154-4356-977e-263eb3927f60"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3578"
source_hash: "732cf13418820f30bb2caec4ad06230e125b6f5ddd82c57c9332de25334e7777"
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 3578 (193rd) — An Act validating the results of the annual town election held in the town of Lancaster
By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3578) of Meghan Kilcoyne and John J. Cronin (by vote of the town) relative to validating the results of the annual town election held in the town of Lancaster. 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/193/H3578.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Meghan K. Kilcoyne — primary (person)
- John J. Cronin — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-30** Referred to the committee on Election Laws `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Senate concurred
- **2023-05-11** Hearing scheduled for 05/17/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-06-29** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-26** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-26** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-26** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-14** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-17** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-01-29** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-01-29** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-01** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-02-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 24 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14759d87-a154-4356-977e-263eb3927f60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing Matthew K. Sonnabend to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board"
description: "By Representative Diggs of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3643) of Kip A. Diggs and Steven George Xiarhos (with the approval of the county commissioners) that Matthew K. Sonnabend be authorized to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3643"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3643 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kip A. Diggs"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-30"
last_action: "2024-01-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed3b9abb-0b99-4fed-9a59-4858bbe89dd6"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3643"
source_hash: "887787ea6f2dbde33339e6444af45e4acb706a23b6b6e6ad28f1b3aa56f33be0"
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 3643 (193rd) — An Act authorizing Matthew K. Sonnabend to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board
By Representative Diggs of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3643) of Kip A. Diggs and Steven George Xiarhos (with the approval of the county commissioners) that Matthew K. Sonnabend be authorized to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement 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/193/H3643.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Kip A. Diggs — primary (person)
- Steven George Xiarhos — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-30** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-04** Hearing scheduled for 04/11/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-10-11** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-02** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-11-02** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-02** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-27** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-29** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-18** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S2526
- **2023-12-18** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-18** Read second `reading-2`
- **2023-12-18** Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2526 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-12-18** Ordered to a third reading
- **2023-12-18** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-21** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-08** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-01-10** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-01-11** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-01-19** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed3b9abb-0b99-4fed-9a59-4858bbe89dd6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing John R. Stowe, Jr. to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board"
description: "By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3656) of Steven George Xiarhos and Susan L. Moran (with the approval of the county commissioners) that John R. Stowe, Jr., be authorized to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3656"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3656 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven George Xiarhos"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-30"
last_action: "2024-01-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8bbbadb-7671-4d4d-a953-d3ffe881cac7"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3656"
source_hash: "b3df934d998f09592ac69913a8a9292b361a0640664f74046eb4764c8248af04"
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 3656 (193rd) — An Act authorizing John R. Stowe, Jr. to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board
By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3656) of Steven George Xiarhos and Susan L. Moran (with the approval of the county commissioners) that John R. Stowe, Jr., be authorized to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement 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/193/H3656.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Steven George Xiarhos — primary (person)
- Susan L. Moran — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-30** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-04** Hearing scheduled for 04/11/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-13** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-07** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-08-07** Rules suspended
- **2023-08-07** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-25** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-28** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-22** Rules suspended
- **2024-01-22** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-01-25** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-01-25** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-01-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8bbbadb-7671-4d4d-a953-d3ffe881cac7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Hollie Barter, an employee of the Department of Children and Families"
description: "By Representative Donaghue of Westborough, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Kate Donaghue for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Hollie Barter, an employee of the Department of Children and Families. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3713"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3713 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kate Donaghue"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-30"
last_action: "2023-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0669a29f-5a37-4f31-9657-4c87da05a545"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3713"
source_hash: "d2ab4011e341779d8d6dd6e688f7e0ac09df16f3aad90136958f500e3d25191e"
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 3713 (193rd) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Hollie Barter, an employee of the Department of Children and Families
By Representative Donaghue of Westborough, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Kate Donaghue for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Hollie Barter, 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/193/H3713.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Kate Donaghue — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-30** 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`
- **2023-03-30** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-06** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-04-10** Rules suspended
- **2023-04-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13** Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-1, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-04-18** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-04-18** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0669a29f-5a37-4f31-9657-4c87da05a545`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the town of Monson treasurer-collector position"
description: "By Representative Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3716) of Brian M. Ashe, Ryan C. Fattman and Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., (by vote of the town) relative to the position of treasurer-collector in the town of Monson. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3716"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3716 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian M. Ashe"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-03"
last_action: "2023-09-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b8e21c2-f2b0-48c6-b477-88dde7689408"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3716"
source_hash: "4ec956ef678aafdabb53168777df0059da6bb326650049e1762293dd6a53c4aa"
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 3716 (193rd) — An Act relative to the town of Monson treasurer-collector position
By Representative Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3716) of Brian M. Ashe, Ryan C. Fattman and Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., (by vote of the town) relative to the position of treasurer-collector in the town of Monson. 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/193/H3716.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Brian M. Ashe — primary (person)
- Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan C. Fattman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-03** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-24** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-24** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-24** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-07** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-10** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-09-14** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-09-14** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-09-18** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-09-18** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-09-22** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b8e21c2-f2b0-48c6-b477-88dde7689408`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to civil service positions in the Department of Public Works of the city of Northampton"
description: "By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3719) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Joanne M. Comerford (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to civil service positions in the department of public works of the city of Northampton. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3719"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3719 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-03"
last_action: "2024-03-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c858de67-2e29-40eb-82f2-6759582ce027"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3719"
source_hash: "9d557ad90f364af33e93673629ab39c37a4ddcf389fa7193179181a5d531a505"
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 3719 (193rd) — An Act relative to civil service positions in the Department of Public Works of the city of Northampton
By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3719) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Joanne M. Comerford (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to civil service positions in the department of public works of the city of Northampton. 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/193/H3719.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joanne M. Comerford — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsay N. Sabadosa — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-03** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-11** Hearing scheduled for 04/18/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-11-22** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-21** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-12-21** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-21** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-01-16** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-18** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-02-22** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-02-22** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c858de67-2e29-40eb-82f2-6759582ce027`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Wrentham to exempt the position of Deputy Fire Chief from civil service"
description: "By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham and Senator Rausch, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3720) of Marcus S. Vaughn, Rebecca L. Rausch and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) that the town of Wrentham be authorized to exempt the position of deputy fire chief 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: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3720"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3720 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-03"
last_action: "2023-12-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b27c1cf5-d92a-44f0-876c-e5308481a2ff"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3720"
source_hash: "602d160de49aca5663b5835144d51df6bc196d8899a0ae6602512d29f9d7a237"
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 3720 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Wrentham to exempt the position of Deputy Fire Chief from civil service
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham and Senator Rausch, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3720) of Marcus S. Vaughn, Rebecca L. Rausch and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) that the town of Wrentham be authorized to exempt the position of deputy fire chief 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/193/H3720.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Marcus S. Vaughn — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca L. Rausch — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-03** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-11** Hearing scheduled for 04/18/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-06-20** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-17** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-17** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-17** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-07-24** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-07-26** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-05** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-29** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-11-29** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-04** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-12-07** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-12-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 78 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b27c1cf5-d92a-44f0-876c-e5308481a2ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to a condominium conversion ordinance in the city of Salem"
description: "By Representative Cruz of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3722) of Manny Cruz and Joan B. Lovely (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to a condominium conversion ordinance in the city of Salem. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3722"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3722 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Manny Cruz"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-06"
last_action: "2024-11-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/840672ad-20fb-4a54-b26e-1280b6a592ba"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3722"
source_hash: "58377862bd7383ea9ebf9fd618652ae92a3dde4e21b4a9b56148665ef5918e61"
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 3722 (193rd) — An Act relative to a condominium conversion ordinance in the city of Salem
By Representative Cruz of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3722) of Manny Cruz and Joan B. Lovely (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to a condominium conversion ordinance in the city of Salem. 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/193/H3722.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Manny Cruz — primary (person)
- Joan B. Lovely — cosponsor (person)
- Shirley B. Arriaga — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-06** Referred to the committee on Housing `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Senate concurred
- **2023-10-16** Hearing scheduled for 10/24/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- **2024-02-08** Reporting date extended to Thursday April 18, 2024, pending concurrence
- **2024-03-04** No further action take on the extension to Thursday, April 18, 2024
- **2024-03-14** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2024-04-11** Rules suspended
- **2024-04-11** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-28** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-30** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-06-13** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-10-24** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-10-24** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-10-30** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-10-31** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-11-08** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 228 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/840672ad-20fb-4a54-b26e-1280b6a592ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to changing the Board of Selectmen in the Town of Foxborough"
description: "By Representative Barrows of Mansfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3724) of F. Jay Barrows and Paul R. Feeney (by vote of the town) that the town of Foxborough be authorized to change the name of the board of selectmen to the select board. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3724"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3724 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["F. Jay Barrows"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-06"
last_action: "2024-09-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce2308c2-aea7-4c66-a5d6-1c061fabeb0c"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3724"
source_hash: "9d24946cdfc832e2bd8ef82357a0bdf49db6a980ff6177c82ba5a9d4f407e908"
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 3724 (193rd) — An Act relative to changing the Board of Selectmen in the Town of Foxborough
By Representative Barrows of Mansfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3724) of F. Jay Barrows and Paul R. Feeney (by vote of the town) that the town of Foxborough be authorized to change the name of the board of selectmen 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/193/H3724.pdf)
## Sponsors
- F. Jay Barrows — primary (person)
- Paul R. Feeney — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-06** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-11-13** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-11** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-12-11** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-11** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-11** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-14** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-03-28** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-09-09** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-09-09** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-09-12** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-09-12** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-09-20** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 209 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce2308c2-aea7-4c66-a5d6-1c061fabeb0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act providing for an increase in the membership of the select board in the town of Sterling"
description: "By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton and Senator Gobi, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3727) of Meghan Kilcoyne and Anne M. Gobi (by vote of the town) for legislation to increase the membership of the select board in the town of Sterling. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3727"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3727 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-06"
last_action: "2024-02-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a3d113a-9a2f-4259-8175-f018b76bd5a9"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3727"
source_hash: "15ae96ee648d2a8374fba653373a10d878dd0c87a49a72b0c735fe61c789f8eb"
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 3727 (193rd) — An Act providing for an increase in the membership of the select board in the town of Sterling
By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton and Senator Gobi, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3727) of Meghan Kilcoyne and Anne M. Gobi (by vote of the town) for legislation to increase the membership of the select board in the town of Sterling. 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/193/H3727.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Anne M. Gobi — cosponsor (person)
- Meghan K. Kilcoyne — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-06** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-16** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-16** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-16** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-30** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-02** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-11** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-05** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-02-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 23 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a3d113a-9a2f-4259-8175-f018b76bd5a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act approving the Townsend special act charter"
description: "By Representative Scarsdale of Pepperell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3728) of Margaret R. Scarsdale (by vote of the town) relative to the charter of the town of Townsend. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3728"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3728 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Margaret R. Scarsdale"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-06"
last_action: "2024-11-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/755b9331-2de7-49b3-94ce-3889bddeeda6"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3728"
source_hash: "7af6b6d09ddbc17a40036c9e3c70e3432197c6ca3704c5c2393c83ee5c0d9ee2"
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 3728 (193rd) — An Act approving the Townsend special act charter
By Representative Scarsdale of Pepperell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3728) of Margaret R. Scarsdale (by vote of the town) relative to the charter of the town of Townsend. 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/193/H3728.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Margaret R. Scarsdale — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-06** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-14** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-08-14** Rules suspended
- **2023-08-14** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-14** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-18** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-05-02** Read third (title changed) `reading-3`
- **2024-05-02** Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2752 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-02** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2024-05-06** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-09-30** House concurred in the Senate amendment with a further amendment, see text of House document numbered 5064
- **2024-10-21** Rules suspended
- **2024-10-21** Senate concurred in the further House amendment
- **2024-10-30** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-10-31** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-11-08** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 229 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/755b9331-2de7-49b3-94ce-3889bddeeda6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Wendy Pierre-Louis"
description: "By Representative Worrell of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3732) of Christopher J. Worrell (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the police department of the city of Boston be authorized to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Wendy Pierre-Louis. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3732"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3732 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher J. Worrell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-06"
last_action: "2024-09-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa838c20-6afc-459b-86ec-13d4c89069b9"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3732"
source_hash: "3038fb606ac6ff553922d8830b748710631f9ec103b40d0ee01e7d4b01412b74"
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 3732 (193rd) — An Act directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Wendy Pierre-Louis
By Representative Worrell of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3732) of Christopher J. Worrell (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the police department of the city of Boston be authorized to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Wendy Pierre-Louis. 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/193/H3732.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Christopher J. Worrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-06** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-11** Hearing scheduled for 04/18/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-06-20** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-17** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-17** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-17** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-01-11** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-16** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-02-01** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-09-05** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-09-05** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-09-09** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-09-09** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-09-11** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 199 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa838c20-6afc-459b-86ec-13d4c89069b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Truro to establish a program to reduce property tax liability in exchange for volunteer services for persons with disabilities"
description: "By Representative Peake of Provincetown and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3735) of Sarah K. Peake and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) that the town of Truro be authorized to establish a program to reduce property tax liability in exchange for volunteer services for persons with disabilities. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3735"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3735 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-06"
last_action: "2024-10-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8b12e5b-9880-4e1a-a11e-57c169d7b75f"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3735"
source_hash: "06804718e59ffd8b7381d54ee6ce70d720e03d84fa6fc71b8062e52273f1da68"
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 3735 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Truro to establish a program to reduce property tax liability in exchange for volunteer services for persons with disabilities
By Representative Peake of Provincetown and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3735) of Sarah K. Peake and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) that the town of Truro be authorized to establish a program to reduce property tax liability in exchange for volunteer services for persons with disabilities. Revenue. [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/193/H3735.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Julian Cyr — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah K. Peake — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-06** Referred to the committee on Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-17** Hearing scheduled for 07/25/2023 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-11-06** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-07** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-12-07** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-07** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-01-02** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-04** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-09-19** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-09-19** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-09-23** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-09-23** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-10-03** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 221 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8b12e5b-9880-4e1a-a11e-57c169d7b75f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the town of Avon’s by-laws"
description: "By Representative Galvin of Canton and Senator Brady, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3746) of William C. Galvin and Michael D. Brady (by vote of the town) that the town of Avon be authorized to amend the by-laws of said town to change the name of the board of selectmen to select board in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3746"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3746 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-10"
last_action: "2023-11-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c9db762-cd09-412f-8be7-41faf7ac8670"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3746"
source_hash: "eecf47062e7af557ada33d569ff7b978f424e5a5d9767abc3c9fdaa79ef88a7e"
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 3746 (193rd) — An Act amending the town of Avon’s by-laws
By Representative Galvin of Canton and Senator Brady, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3746) of William C. Galvin and Michael D. Brady (by vote of the town) that the town of Avon be authorized to amend the by-laws of said town to change the name of the board of selectmen to select board 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/193/H3746.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michael D. Brady — cosponsor (person)
- William C. Galvin — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-10** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-17** Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-24** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-24** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-24** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-03** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-07** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-11-02** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-11-02** Read third (title changed) `reading-3`
- **2023-11-02** Amended (Brady) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2494 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-11-02** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2023-11-06** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-20** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2023-11-22** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-11-22** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-11-28** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c9db762-cd09-412f-8be7-41faf7ac8670`. 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 Westport"
description: "By Representative Schmid of Westport and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 7B) of Paul A. Schmid, III and Michael J. Rodrigues relative to the board of selectmen in the town of Westport. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3751"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3751 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-03"
last_action: "2023-12-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd65d086-e030-4059-8728-a8f1190dd598"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3751"
source_hash: "7ff72384410e49771e3b9aa226aeee318c504819262fd4b912ca08a6596b67e8"
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 3751 (193rd) — An Act relative to the board of selectmen in the town of Westport
By Representative Schmid of Westport and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 7B) of Paul A. Schmid, III and Michael J. Rodrigues relative to the board of selectmen in the town of Westport. 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/193/H3751.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michael J. Rodrigues — cosponsor (person)
- Paul A. Schmid III — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-03** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** Reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-08-10** Rules suspended
- **2023-08-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-31** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-05** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-11-09** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-11-09** Read third (title changed) `reading-3`
- **2023-11-09** Amended (Rodrigues) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2486 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-11-09** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2023-11-13** Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-07** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2023-12-11** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-12-11** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-12-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd65d086-e030-4059-8728-a8f1190dd598`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act reorganizing the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Inc"
description: "By Representative Ciccolo of Lexington and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 9) of Michelle L. Ciccolo, Cindy F. Friedman and Michael J. Barrett (by vote of the town) for legislation to reorganize the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Inc. in the town of Lexington. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3775"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3775 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-22"
last_action: "2024-09-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7feff78d-08e7-4fde-8cdf-7102072406cb"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3775"
source_hash: "b08ef2820b4ab866c9878b47001bc860bac2ee500ff895643d1000ee48cc2020"
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 3775 (193rd) — An Act reorganizing the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Inc
By Representative Ciccolo of Lexington and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 9) of Michelle L. Ciccolo, Cindy F. Friedman and Michael J. Barrett (by vote of the town) for legislation to reorganize the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, Inc. in the town of Lexington. 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/193/H3775.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Cindy F. Friedman — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Barrett — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle L. Ciccolo — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-22** Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- **2023-04-12** Returned from the Secretary of State
- **2023-04-13** Referred to the committee on Housing `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-05** Hearing scheduled for 06/26/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
- **2023-10-18** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-20** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-11-20** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-20** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-12-07** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-11** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-07-24** Read third `reading-3`
- **2024-07-24** Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2890 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-07-24** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2024-07-25** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-08-22** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-08-26** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-08-26** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-09-04** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 192 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7feff78d-08e7-4fde-8cdf-7102072406cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for William Donahue, an employee of the trial court"
description: "By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Daniel J. Ryan for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for William Donahue, an employee of the Trial Court. The Judiciary."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3778"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3778 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel J. Ryan"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-30"
last_action: "2023-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2b4abf6-bcad-4d65-a260-126d5c44b8a2"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3778"
source_hash: "324529f239df38b29160178fc1ae18c1a5e52b141a4abeb50a3faa098aa273a2"
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 3778 (193rd) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for William Donahue, an employee of the trial court
By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Daniel J. Ryan for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for William Donahue, 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/193/H3778.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Daniel J. Ryan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-30** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on The Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-20** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-04-24** Rules suspended
- **2023-04-24** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01** Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-07-17** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-07-17** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-07-20** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-07-20** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-07-20** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-07-20** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-07-24** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 23 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2b4abf6-bcad-4d65-a260-126d5c44b8a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Balentine, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance"
description: "By Representative Cassidy of Brockton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Gerard J. Cassidy and Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Lisa Balentine, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3779"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3779 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gerard J. Cassidy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-10"
last_action: "2024-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82a6c3f2-eafc-42f4-9866-4d7f774a5756"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3779"
source_hash: "957f087b592f872957a510a9dee54283a5890f8669d10fa069a80a943f3c5e49"
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 3779 (193rd) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Balentine, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance
By Representative Cassidy of Brockton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Gerard J. Cassidy and Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Lisa Balentine, 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/193/H3779.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Gerard J. Cassidy — primary (person)
- Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida — cosponsor (person)
- Michael D. Brady — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-10** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-20** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-04-24** Rules suspended
- **2023-04-24** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-01** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-18** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2024-03-18** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2024-03-18** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82a6c3f2-eafc-42f4-9866-4d7f774a5756`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to Yarmouth tourism funding change"
description: "By Representative Flanagan of Dennis and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3796) of Christopher Richard Flanagan, Julian Cyr and others (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the town of Yarmouth to establish a tourism revenue preservation fund. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3796"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3796 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-20"
last_action: "2023-10-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/486f5173-887e-4508-b835-faac0b12b4f8"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3796"
source_hash: "cd3b9eda350a20e7c6b9d4ba896e11d620f9521dba1b7f079a5727d2e8904f77"
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 3796 (193rd) — An Act relative to Yarmouth tourism funding change
By Representative Flanagan of Dennis and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3796) of Christopher Richard Flanagan, Julian Cyr and others (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the town of Yarmouth to establish a tourism revenue preservation fund. Revenue. [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/193/H3796.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Carol A. Doherty — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Richard Flanagan — cosponsor (person)
- Julian Cyr — cosponsor (person)
- Kip A. Diggs — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-20** Referred to the committee on Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-20** Hearing scheduled for 06/22/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-03** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-31** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-31** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-31** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-11** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-14** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-16** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-10-16** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-10-18** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-10-19** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-10-25** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/486f5173-887e-4508-b835-faac0b12b4f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
legislation/us/states/ma/193rd/h-3808.md
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Chapter 336 of the Acts of 1939 concerning the establishment of the Lynnfield Center Water District"
description: "By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 9) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and Brendan P. Crighton for legislation to further regulate the Lynnfield Center Water District. Environment and Natural Resources."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3808"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3808 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradley H. Jones, Jr."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-22"
last_action: "2024-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aecf21c1-5a60-40d1-9e07-921705a54f6a"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3808"
source_hash: "beda593dea52c0f6459135cd2ed2e898a63b4844080fb12c0de5fe460bdd735a"
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 3808 (193rd) — An Act amending Chapter 336 of the Acts of 1939 concerning the establishment of the Lynnfield Center Water District
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 9) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and Brendan P. Crighton for legislation to further regulate the Lynnfield Center Water District. Environment and Natural Resources.
## 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/193/H3808.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr. — primary (person)
- Brendan P. Crighton — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-22** Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- **2023-04-24** Returned from the Secretary of State
- **2023-04-25** Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Senate concurred
- **2023-09-14** Hearing scheduled for 09/27/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-14** Hearing rescheduled to 09/27/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2024-01-18** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2024-01-22** Rules suspended
- **2024-01-22** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-05** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-25** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-07-25** Rules suspended
- **2024-07-25** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-07-29** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-07-29** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-07-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 145 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aecf21c1-5a60-40d1-9e07-921705a54f6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act dissolving the Hampshire County Regional Housing Authority and incorporating its functions into the Northampton Housing Authority"
description: "By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Mark, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 9) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Paul W. Mark relative to dissolving the Hampshire County Regional Housing Authority and incorporating its functions into the Northampton Housing Authority. Housing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3810"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3810 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-10"
last_action: "2024-02-29"
source: "openstates"
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source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3810"
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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 3810 (193rd) — An Act dissolving the Hampshire County Regional Housing Authority and incorporating its functions into the Northampton Housing Authority
By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Mark, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 9) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Paul W. Mark relative to dissolving the Hampshire County Regional Housing Authority and incorporating its functions into the Northampton Housing Authority. 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/193/H3810.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Lindsay N. Sabadosa — cosponsor (person)
- Paul W. Mark — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-10** Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- **2023-04-25** Returned from the Secretary of State
- **2023-04-25** Referred to the committee on Housing `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-05** Hearing scheduled for 06/26/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
- **2023-10-18** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-23** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-23** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-23** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-06** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-09** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-02-05** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-05** Read second `reading-2`
- **2024-02-05** Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2575 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-05** Ordered to a third reading
- **2024-02-05** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-02-22** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/686d3c71-d834-4caa-8f26-2dc55bd6108b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Wendell and the town of New Salem to continue the employment of Joseph J. Cuneo"
description: "By Representative Saunders of Belchertown and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Aaron L. Saunders and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the towns) that Joseph J. Cuneo be authorized to continue employment as fire chief of the towns of Wendell and New Salem, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3813"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3813 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-24"
last_action: "2023-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a81ac2e9-b31a-46db-a648-8c20542d88a3"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3813"
source_hash: "485028b5e66f7a2238d0e79f7a240070181a8afa0b53a88b8dd3254d50f107e9"
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 3813 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Wendell and the town of New Salem to continue the employment of Joseph J. Cuneo
By Representative Saunders of Belchertown and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Aaron L. Saunders and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the towns) that Joseph J. Cuneo be authorized to continue employment as fire chief of the towns of Wendell and New Salem, 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/193/H3813.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Aaron L. Saunders — cosponsor (person)
- Joanne M. Comerford — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-24** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-28** Hearing scheduled for 05/02/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-07-13** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-03** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-08-03** Rules suspended
- **2023-08-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-11** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-14** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-09-28** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-09-28** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-09-28** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-09-28** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-09-29** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a81ac2e9-b31a-46db-a648-8c20542d88a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Michael Grant"
description: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Michael Grant"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3821"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3821 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-04"
last_action: "2023-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8be8a736-094e-473c-b201-bd18c438b887"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3821"
source_hash: "1aed2ab2e3de84e74a75c1b9357d0065d0b8da6f2d1d5880323953b8378b1b48"
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 3821 (193rd) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Michael Grant
## 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/193/H3821.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Public Service — primary (organization)
- John J. Mahoney — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn K. Kennedy — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-04** Reported from the committee on Public Service
- **2023-05-04** New draft of H3815
- **2023-05-04** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-08** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-05-08** Rules suspended
- **2023-05-08** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-11** Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-15** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-06-26** Read third `reading-3`
- **2023-06-26** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-06-26** Read third `reading-3`
- **2023-06-26** Bills in the Third Reading report accepted
- **2023-06-26** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2023-06-29** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-06** House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2023-07-10** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-10** Senate receded from its amendment
- **2023-07-13** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-07-13** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-07-13** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-07-13** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-07-18** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 21 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8be8a736-094e-473c-b201-bd18c438b887`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the appointment of a commissioner of health and human services in the City of Brockton"
description: "By Representative Cassidy of Brockton and Senator Brady, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3824) of Gerard J. Cassidy, Michael D. Brady and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Brockton be authorized to appoint a commissioner of public health for said city. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3824"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3824 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-04"
last_action: "2023-10-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ad61832-d283-4c31-abda-129a5e757096"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3824"
source_hash: "63bbd623ed952276c4e74708649b8fd9a906b7e800b90ad0b1f7744e64410b9e"
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 3824 (193rd) — An Act relative to the appointment of a commissioner of health and human services in the City of Brockton
By Representative Cassidy of Brockton and Senator Brady, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3824) of Gerard J. Cassidy, Michael D. Brady and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Brockton be authorized to appoint a commissioner of public health for said city. 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/193/H3824.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Gerard J. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Michael D. Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle M. DuBois — cosponsor (person)
- Rita A. Mendes — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-04** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-08** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-14** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-08-14** Rules suspended
- **2023-08-14** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-21** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-24** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-02** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-10-02** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-10-04** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-10-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-10-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ad61832-d283-4c31-abda-129a5e757096`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Holliston to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption"
description: "By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3826) of James C. Arena-DeRosa (by vote of the town) that the town of Holliston be authorized to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption in said town. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3826"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3826 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James C. Arena-DeRosa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-04"
last_action: "2024-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb5c67c1-e44f-4315-ab29-cda2ee144652"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3826"
source_hash: "9d219e5e8539a1ef5719369c0df004d5565e35d9d9b895229360557fe8e0c5a7"
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 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Holliston to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption
By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3826) of James C. Arena-DeRosa (by vote of the town) that the town of Holliston be authorized to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption in said town. Revenue. [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/193/H3826.pdf)
## Sponsors
- James C. Arena-DeRosa — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-04** Referred to the committee on Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-08** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-17** Hearing scheduled for 07/25/2023 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-11-06** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-07** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-12-07** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-07** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-12-21** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-26** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-05-09** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-13** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-05-16** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-05-23** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb5c67c1-e44f-4315-ab29-cda2ee144652`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the membership of the Housing Commission in the town of Lincoln"
description: "By Representatives Peisch of Wellesley and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3827) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and Carmine Lawrence Gentile (by vote of the town) relative to the membership of the Housing Commission in the town of Lincoln. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3827"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3827 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-04"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b793c1e9-e901-43cc-ae27-0d916db27e61"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3827"
source_hash: "588b800d2dff12d488db384ce659fb2879198adadd143cbb36239b6121fd3558"
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 3827 (193rd) — An Act amending the membership of the Housing Commission in the town of Lincoln
By Representatives Peisch of Wellesley and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3827) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and Carmine Lawrence Gentile (by vote of the town) relative to the membership of the Housing Commission in the town of Lincoln. 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/193/H3827.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Alice Hanlon Peisch — cosponsor (person)
- Carmine Lawrence Gentile — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-04** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-08** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-31** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-31** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-31** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-15** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-15** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-29** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-04-29** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-02** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-05-02** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 95 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b793c1e9-e901-43cc-ae27-0d916db27e61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Tanya Pizzi, an employee of the department of transportation"
description: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Tanya Pizzi, an employee of the department of transportation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3836"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3836 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-11"
last_action: "2023-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f55b1fff-3a50-46a0-b746-2b3955fbe2ea"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3836"
source_hash: "6d5867491d76622e9b9c373f4fe2b70d11550471cac6c3df6f34b747d23fb706"
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 3836 (193rd) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Tanya Pizzi, an employee of the department of 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/193/H3836.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Public Service — primary (organization)
- Jessica Ann Giannino — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia Edwards — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-11** Reported from the committee on Public Service
- **2023-05-11** New draft of H3829
- **2023-05-11** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-15** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-05-15** Rules suspended
- **2023-05-15** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-22** Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-08-14** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-08-14** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-17** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-08-17** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-08-17** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-08-17** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-08-24** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 31 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f55b1fff-3a50-46a0-b746-2b3955fbe2ea`. 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 of the town of Gosnold to Selectboard"
description: "By Representative Fernandes of Falmouth and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3842) of Dylan A. Fernandes and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) relative to changing the name of the board of selectmen of the town of Gosnold to selectboard. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3842"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3842 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-11"
last_action: "2023-11-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6e55a03-5bb2-48e3-a0ae-4f033b2beb30"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3842"
source_hash: "06a71b8fdb589cc39b612cf1301f2177081988ee81c91eed752c4bc88020ec58"
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 3842 (193rd) — An Act changing the name of the Board of Selectmen of the town of Gosnold to Selectboard
By Representative Fernandes of Falmouth and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3842) of Dylan A. Fernandes and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) relative to changing the name of the board of selectmen of the town of Gosnold to selectboard. 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/193/H3842.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Dylan A. Fernandes — cosponsor (person)
- Julian Cyr — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-11** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-15** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-12** Hearing scheduled for 06/20/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-17** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-08-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-08-10** Rules suspended
- **2023-08-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-28** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-31** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-06** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-11-06** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-08** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-11-09** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-11-17** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6e55a03-5bb2-48e3-a0ae-4f033b2beb30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
legislation/us/states/ma/193rd/h-3844.md
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Ariel Rodriguez"
description: "By Representative Consalvo of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3844) of Rob Consalvo (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize the appointment of Ariel Rodriguez as a police officer in the city of Boston notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3844"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3844 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Consalvo"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-11"
last_action: "2024-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/222d978f-a24a-4f8d-b9ff-534299985762"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3844"
source_hash: "c6ce40a934f53289f9566780a90461bbb1e28eca62bb69b74616db3620e81dab"
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 3844 (193rd) — An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Ariel Rodriguez
By Representative Consalvo of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3844) of Rob Consalvo (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize the appointment of Ariel Rodriguez as a police officer in the city of Boston 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/193/H3844.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Rob Consalvo — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-11** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-15** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-02** Hearing scheduled for 06/13/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-10-11** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-02** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-11-02** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-02** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-12-11** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-14** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-07** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-03-07** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-11** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/222d978f-a24a-4f8d-b9ff-534299985762`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act providing for the terms of certain bonds to provide for a program of housing, community development, economic opportunities, support for local governments, increased innovation and job creation to be issued by the Commonwealth"
description: "An Act providing for the terms of certain bonds to provide for a program of housing, community development, economic opportunities, support for local governments, increased innovation and job creation to be issued by the Commonwealth"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3862"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3862 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-18"
last_action: "2023-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/607428a8-b362-4e3d-8739-1978c0f116f9"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3862"
source_hash: "65776feb7b13a1df0320eefd455e818fae5f4a66acfd2a0bd3ef6e9302c6548c"
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 3862 (193rd) — An Act providing for the terms of certain bonds to provide for a program of housing, community development, economic opportunities, support for local governments, increased innovation and job creation to be issued by the Commonwealth
## 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/193/H3862.pdf)
## Sponsors
- House Committee on Ways and Means — primary (organization)
- Maura T. Healey — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-18** Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
- **2023-05-18** Pending new draft of H3737
- **2023-05-18** New draft of H3737
- **2023-05-18** Ordered to a third reading
- **2023-05-18** Rules suspended
- **2023-05-18** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** Committee recommended ought to pass `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-08** Rules suspended
- **2023-06-08** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-06-12** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-06-12** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 13 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/607428a8-b362-4e3d-8739-1978c0f116f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to district city council election in the city of Boston"
description: "By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3872) of Daniel J. Ryan (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to district city council election in the city of Boston. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3872"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3872 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel J. Ryan"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-22"
last_action: "2023-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aebc4523-cec8-4d8a-99fc-226531c7d17b"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3872"
source_hash: "9bbb6b7ab4049814431ebacca0a204089e57d0adff34fcb71507bd3749365d10"
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 3872 (193rd) — An Act relative to district city council election in the city of Boston
By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3872) of Daniel J. Ryan (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to district city council election in the city of Boston. 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/193/H3872.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Daniel J. Ryan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-22** Referred to the committee on Election Laws `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24** Senate concurred
- **2023-05-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-05-25** Rules suspended
- **2023-05-25** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-30** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-1, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aebc4523-cec8-4d8a-99fc-226531c7d17b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to care, custody, and control and uses of Wing Island"
description: "By Representative Flanagan of Dennis and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3875) of Christopher Richard Flanagan and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) that the town of Brewster be authorized to transfer a certain parcel of land in said town to the conservation commission of said town for conservation and open space purposes. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3875"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3875 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-25"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/517628b4-357f-4295-8bcf-23c537ac70d7"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3875"
source_hash: "c86ea36a2830e6269f8be52b5efbc1db10e877e2ea5d99f0f90a266c37fd59c2"
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 3875 (193rd) — An Act relative to care, custody, and control and uses of Wing Island
By Representative Flanagan of Dennis and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3875) of Christopher Richard Flanagan and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) that the town of Brewster be authorized to transfer a certain parcel of land in said town to the conservation commission of said town for conservation and open space 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/193/H3875.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Christopher Richard Flanagan — cosponsor (person)
- Julian Cyr — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-25** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-30** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-11** Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-10-16** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-13** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-11-13** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-13** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-27** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-29** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-03-25** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-03-25** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-03** Enacted - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 82 ) `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Enacted -see Roll Call #125 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Laid before the Governor
- **2024-04-17** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/517628b4-357f-4295-8bcf-23c537ac70d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act creating the appointed positions of town treasurer and tax collector in the town of Westwood"
description: "By Representative McMurtry of Dedham and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3879) of Paul McMurtry and Michael F. Rush (by vote of the town) that the town of Westwood be authorized to create the appointed positions of town treasurer and tax collector in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3879"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3879 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-30"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72625f4e-f3a5-4b63-8389-2e7ae5e94e0e"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3879"
source_hash: "249e340f6575bfe021b9056df8b20bbd19e57b65fd9067cfeb20003589f56602"
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 3879 (193rd) — An Act creating the appointed positions of town treasurer and tax collector in the town of Westwood
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3879) of Paul McMurtry and Michael F. Rush (by vote of the town) that the town of Westwood be authorized to create the appointed positions of town treasurer and tax collector 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/193/H3879.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michael F. Rush — cosponsor (person)
- Paul McMurtry — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-30** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-01** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-11** Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-09-28** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-09-28** Rules suspended
- **2023-09-28** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-12** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-16** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-26** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-18** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-03-18** Read third (title changed) `reading-3`
- **2024-03-18** Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2706 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-18** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-04** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-04-08** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72625f4e-f3a5-4b63-8389-2e7ae5e94e0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Ashland as the Harold Wadhams Gates memorial bridge"
description: "By Representatives Lewis of Framingham and Schmid of Westport, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jack Patrick Lewis and Paul A. Schmid, III for legislation to designate a certain bridge in the town of Ashland as the Harold Wadhams Gates memorial bridge. Transportation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3883"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3883 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-03"
last_action: "2024-10-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e28bed8-ee5c-4566-91a9-c361ddbc810b"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3883"
source_hash: "99d64acfc0451f5dea380e3d80050663f7477213c4cdb7e75dd239ad29c563e1"
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 3883 (193rd) — An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Ashland as the Harold Wadhams Gates memorial bridge
By Representatives Lewis of Framingham and Schmid of Westport, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jack Patrick Lewis and Paul A. Schmid, III for legislation to designate a certain bridge in the town of Ashland as the Harold Wadhams Gates 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/193/H3883.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Jack Patrick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Paul A. Schmid III — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-03** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-30** Senate concurred
- **2023-08-14** Hearing scheduled for 08/29/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2024-04-01** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-29** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2024-04-29** Rules suspended
- **2024-04-29** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-30** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-06-03** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-09-23** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-09-23** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-09-26** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-09-26** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-10-03** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 217 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e28bed8-ee5c-4566-91a9-c361ddbc810b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act merging certain voting precincts in the Town of Groton"
description: "By Representative Scarsdale of Pepperell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3884) of Margaret R. Scarsdale (by vote of the town) relative to merging certain voting precincts in the town of Groton. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3884"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3884 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Margaret R. Scarsdale"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-01"
last_action: "2023-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf0439d1-7a2d-4102-9336-06c88efdf64d"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3884"
source_hash: "95c9df11eb0b15bd3d2f5be009c2a20a38bd896af2678cceeb0054714ea5bfc0"
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 3884 (193rd) — An Act merging certain voting precincts in the Town of Groton
By Representative Scarsdale of Pepperell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3884) of Margaret R. Scarsdale (by vote of the town) relative to merging certain voting precincts in the town of Groton. 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/193/H3884.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Margaret R. Scarsdale — primary (person)
- Danillo A. Sena — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-01** Referred to the committee on Election Laws `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-05** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-14** Hearing scheduled for 06/21/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-05** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-09-05** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-09-05** Rules suspended
- **2023-09-05** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-14** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-18** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-09-25** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-09-25** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-09-25** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-09-25** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-09-27** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf0439d1-7a2d-4102-9336-06c88efdf64d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the select board of the town of Northborough"
description: "By Representatives Donaghue of Westborough and Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3902) of Kate Donaghue, Meghan Kilcoyne and Robyn K. Kennedy (by vote of the town) that the town of Northborough be authorized to change the name of the board of selectmen in said town to select board. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3902"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3902 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-08"
last_action: "2024-02-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93773ec8-5d22-49fa-9867-88183fb89195"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3902"
source_hash: "7bdf49f525cbb65670f2164cd49279ef7fc54438856352b557eaf26b40c6019c"
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 (193rd) — An Act relative to the select board of the town of Northborough
By Representatives Donaghue of Westborough and Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3902) of Kate Donaghue, Meghan Kilcoyne and Robyn K. Kennedy (by vote of the town) that the town of Northborough be authorized to change the name of the board of selectmen in said town to 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/193/H3902.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Kate Donaghue — cosponsor (person)
- Meghan K. Kilcoyne — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn K. Kennedy — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-08** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-11** Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-10** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-23** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-26** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-12-18** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-12-18** Read second `reading-2`
- **2023-12-18** Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2495 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-12-18** Ordered to a third reading
- **2023-12-18** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-21** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-29** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-02-01** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-02-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93773ec8-5d22-49fa-9867-88183fb89195`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the charter of the town of Northborough"
description: "By Representatives Donaghue of Westborough and Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3903) of Kate Donaghue, Meghan Kilcoyne and Robyn K. Kennedy (by vote of the town) that the town of Northborough be authorized to amend the charter of said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3903"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3903 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-08"
last_action: "2023-11-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/537b2872-150b-4bcb-aba7-632f86e9ddfe"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3903"
source_hash: "5dafbfd4ac98aa0ba94ec8051f425041e1638445dd739031dd9cd9b57604f2be"
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 3903 (193rd) — An Act amending the charter of the town of Northborough
By Representatives Donaghue of Westborough and Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3903) of Kate Donaghue, Meghan Kilcoyne and Robyn K. Kennedy (by vote of the town) that the town of Northborough be authorized to amend the charter 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/193/H3903.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Kate Donaghue — cosponsor (person)
- Meghan K. Kilcoyne — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn K. Kennedy — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-08** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-11** Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-12** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-12** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-12** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-02** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-06** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-11-22** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-11-22** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-27** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-11-27** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-11-28** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/537b2872-150b-4bcb-aba7-632f86e9ddfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act expanding the Select Board of the town of Sharon"
description: "By Representative Philips of Sharon and Senator Feeney, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3905) of Edward R. Philips and Paul R. Feeney (by vote of the town) that the town of Sharon be authorized to increase the membership of the select board in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3905"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3905 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-08"
last_action: "2024-02-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8631a58-e005-4c31-835b-0046c3b2985c"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3905"
source_hash: "2fefe452e9b2c61472b6fa8f224731ff61b10cb24e05b7660652e0895433de78"
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 3905 (193rd) — An Act expanding the Select Board of the town of Sharon
By Representative Philips of Sharon and Senator Feeney, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3905) of Edward R. Philips and Paul R. Feeney (by vote of the town) that the town of Sharon be authorized to increase the membership of the select board 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/193/H3905.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Edward R. Philips — cosponsor (person)
- Paul R. Feeney — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-08** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-11** Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-10** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-29** Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-30** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-02-15** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8631a58-e005-4c31-835b-0046c3b2985c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Shrewsbury to grant abatement of real estate taxes for the daughter of fallen firefighter Christopher Roy"
description: "By Representative Kane of Shrewsbury and Senator Moore, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3906) of Hannah Kane and Michael O. Moore (by vote of the town) that the town of Shrewsbury be authorized to grant abatement of certain real estate taxes for the daughter of fallen firefighter Christopher Roy. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3906"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3906 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-08"
last_action: "2023-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/020ec7be-6b41-45d1-a257-56f2fb39725a"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3906"
source_hash: "89af4d36fdc6617bbf1dc116a600c5f5f3a026a17c2f50665f18dd11985da723"
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 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Shrewsbury to grant abatement of real estate taxes for the daughter of fallen firefighter Christopher Roy
By Representative Kane of Shrewsbury and Senator Moore, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3906) of Hannah Kane and Michael O. Moore (by vote of the town) that the town of Shrewsbury be authorized to grant abatement of certain real estate taxes for the daughter of fallen firefighter Christopher Roy. Revenue. [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/193/H3906.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Hannah Kane — cosponsor (person)
- Michael O. Moore — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-08** Referred to the committee on Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-14** Hearing scheduled for 06/22/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-07-03** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-06** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-06** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-06** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-07-17** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-07-20** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-27** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-14** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-08-14** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-17** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-08-17** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-08-24** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/020ec7be-6b41-45d1-a257-56f2fb39725a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act creating the offices of select board and town manager in the town of Sandisfield"
description: "Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Walsh of Peabody, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 2100, changed) [Local Approval Received]. June 8, 2023."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3907"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3907 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thomas P. Walsh"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-08"
last_action: "2023-11-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1584bafd-95ec-4a03-9e75-8fc79141b233"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3907"
source_hash: "f3bbbd799edf0352fe4718fbec12a08fe2592ee36ef0eed28148a83dbe16845c"
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 (193rd) — An Act creating the offices of select board and town manager in the town of Sandisfield
Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Walsh of Peabody, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 2100, changed) [Local Approval Received]. June 8, 2023.
## 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/193/H3907.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Thomas P. Walsh — primary (person)
- Paul W. Mark — cosponsor (person)
- Smitty Pignatelli — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-08** Substituted for H2100
- **2023-06-08** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-26** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-23** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-10-23** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-26** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-10-26** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-11-02** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1584bafd-95ec-4a03-9e75-8fc79141b233`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the town of Plymouth’s Facilities Improvement Fund"
description: "By Representative Muratore of Plymouth and Senator Moran, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3909) of Mathew J. Muratore, Susan L. Moran and Kathleen R. LaNatra (by vote of the town) relative to the facilities improvement fund in the town of Plymouth. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3909"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3909 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-12"
last_action: "2023-12-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/287b55c0-460e-4849-9d24-d9e663aebcec"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3909"
source_hash: "8e1281ab65c70411d371206e85c96fd8e0c070191ca654860b55e7db6474f89b"
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 3909 (193rd) — An Act relative to the town of Plymouth’s Facilities Improvement Fund
By Representative Muratore of Plymouth and Senator Moran, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3909) of Mathew J. Muratore, Susan L. Moran and Kathleen R. LaNatra (by vote of the town) relative to the facilities improvement fund in 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/193/H3909.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Kathleen R. LaNatra — cosponsor (person)
- Mathew J. Muratore — cosponsor (person)
- Susan L. Moran — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-12** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-11** Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-05** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-05** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-05** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-23** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-26** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-11-29** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-11-29** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-12-04** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-12-07** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-12-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 79 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/287b55c0-460e-4849-9d24-d9e663aebcec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for original appointment as a police officer for the town of Dedham"
description: "By Representative McMurtry of Dedham and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3910) of Paul McMurtry and Michael F. Rush (by vote of the town) relative to the maximum age requirement for original appointment as a police officer in the town of Dedham. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3910"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3910 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-12"
last_action: "2024-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d15babf-a426-42e5-b4dd-22c1e4e3d41f"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3910"
source_hash: "d762bce7c3f0ae61b115890166788e060ae61ba68908cdb9d446d12f7e4ba2aa"
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 (193rd) — An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for original appointment as a police officer for the town of Dedham
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3910) of Paul McMurtry and Michael F. Rush (by vote of the town) relative to the maximum age requirement for original appointment as a police officer in the town of Dedham. 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/193/H3910.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michael F. Rush — cosponsor (person)
- Paul McMurtry — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-12** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15** Senate concurred
- **2023-06-23** Hearing scheduled for 06/29/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- **2023-10-11** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-26** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-26** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-26** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-13** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-15** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-07** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-03-07** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-11** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d15babf-a426-42e5-b4dd-22c1e4e3d41f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Rochester to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises"
description: "By Representative Straus of Mattapoisett and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 393) of William M. Straus and Michael J. Rodrigues (by vote of the town) that the town of Rochester be authorized to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises in said town. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 393"
citation: "Massachusetts H 393 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e376834-e5fa-4cbf-a524-b4392f0d3df6"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H393"
source_hash: "d3021f6a2ff6b486906c682b24361c6d267fe2a9e80c8c56a24786057605d44d"
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 393 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Rochester to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
By Representative Straus of Mattapoisett and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 393) of William M. Straus and Michael J. Rodrigues (by vote of the town) that the town of Rochester be authorized to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises in said town. 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/193/H393.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Michael J. Rodrigues — cosponsor (person)
- William M. Straus — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate concurred
- **2023-04-10** Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-05-08** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-22** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-05-22** Rules suspended
- **2023-05-22** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-01** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-05** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-07-26** Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-07-27** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-07-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e376834-e5fa-4cbf-a524-b4392f0d3df6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Freetown"
description: "An Act authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Freetown"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3931"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3931 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-20"
last_action: "2024-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53fe4923-f3f5-431a-8785-900c5503a7ab"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3931"
source_hash: "ac481998e8c2dd6b73158d8ed7bcd44ca82deded3c3ec4a20909a124a3b923f2"
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 3931 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Freetown
## 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/193/H3931.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Public Service — primary (organization)
- Carole A. Fiola — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Rodrigues — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-20** Reported from the committee on Public Service
- **2023-06-20** New draft of H3730
- **2023-06-20** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-17** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-17** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-17** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-05** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-07** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-07-11** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-07-11** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-15** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-07-15** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-07-19** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 134 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53fe4923-f3f5-431a-8785-900c5503a7ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Canton to grant temporary and permanent easements of certain land of the town situated in the town of Stoughton for highway purposes"
description: "By Representative Galvin of Canton and Senator Feeney, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3937) of William C. Galvin and Paul R. Feeney (by vote of the town) that the town of Canton be authorized to grant easements of certain land of said town situated in the town of Stoughton for highway purposes. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3937"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3937 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-22"
last_action: "2024-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bec2b6b-6e88-4079-bac7-4cdc42832470"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3937"
source_hash: "ab4928fc022e9f69b009b0e679ddcd444b446eb399fbf82e786c0e1850c2dc19"
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 3937 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Canton to grant temporary and permanent easements of certain land of the town situated in the town of Stoughton for highway purposes
By Representative Galvin of Canton and Senator Feeney, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3937) of William C. Galvin and Paul R. Feeney (by vote of the town) that the town of Canton be authorized to grant easements of certain land of said town situated in the town of Stoughton for highway 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/193/H3937.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Paul R. Feeney — cosponsor (person)
- William C. Galvin — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-22** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-03** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-11** Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-10-16** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-18** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-18** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-25** Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S2897 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-07-25** Rules suspended
- **2024-07-25** Read second `reading-2`
- **2024-07-25** Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof he text of S2897 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-07-25** Ordered to a third reading
- **2024-07-25** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-29** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-30** Rules suspended
- **2024-07-30** House concurred in the Senate amendment with a further amendment, see text of House document numbered 4948
- **2024-07-31** Rules suspended
- **2024-07-31** Senate concurred in the House amendment
- **2024-07-31** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2024-07-31** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2024-07-31** Enacted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 183 ) `passage`
- **2024-07-31** Enacted -see Roll Call #236 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) `passage`
- **2024-07-31** Laid before the Governor
- **2024-08-07** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 152 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3bec2b6b-6e88-4079-bac7-4cdc42832470`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the city of Northampton to grant seven additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises"
description: "An Act authorizing the city of Northampton to grant seven additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3952"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3952 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-29"
last_action: "2023-11-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2e21f95-7d3c-4dc4-9950-3cee13558df4"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3952"
source_hash: "194212252a7a9f1512cca875aae3cb16377e7bf29c18628df989d8b8c112209b"
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 3952 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the city of Northampton to grant seven additional licenses 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/193/H3952.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure — primary (organization)
- Joanne M. Comerford — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsay N. Sabadosa — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-29** Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- **2023-06-29** New draft of H3715
- **2023-06-29** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-03** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-03** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-03** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-10** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-14** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-10-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-20** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-11-20** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-22** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-11-22** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-11-29** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2e21f95-7d3c-4dc4-9950-3cee13558df4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the charter of the city of Easthampton"
description: "By Representative Carey of Easthampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3959) of Daniel R. Carey and John C. Velis (with the approval of the mayor and the city council) for legislation to amend the charter of the city of Easthampton. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3959"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3959 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel R. Carey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-29"
last_action: "2024-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c38d2ff8-2092-49a3-aeda-43483ef93df2"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3959"
source_hash: "12d176b1efbd46a6c89a2144eaa2642151277374b53cc5cf879548a06f44cf72"
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 (193rd) — An Act amending the charter of the city of Easthampton
By Representative Carey of Easthampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3959) of Daniel R. Carey and John C. Velis (with the approval of the mayor and the city council) for legislation to amend the charter of the city of Easthampton. 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/193/H3959.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Daniel R. Carey — primary (person)
- John C. Velis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-29** Referred to the committee on Election Laws `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-03** Senate concurred
- **2023-11-20** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-27** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-11-27** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-27** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-12-21** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-26** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-03-07** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-03-07** Read third `reading-3`
- **2024-03-07** Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2696 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-07** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-03-21** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c38d2ff8-2092-49a3-aeda-43483ef93df2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing the position of Town Manager in the town of Belchertown"
description: "By Representative Saunders of Belchertown and Senator Oliveira, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3960) of Aaron L. Saunders and Jacob R. Oliveira (by vote of the town) for legislation to establish the position of town manager in the town of Belchertown. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3960"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3960 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-29"
last_action: "2024-03-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd39233a-3a35-428d-a082-fe722c19c046"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3960"
source_hash: "390e91f258137d99edcb0908b12c74dcd8a8ca6cfe2c708fc6e33d9d4009b21d"
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 3960 (193rd) — An Act establishing the position of Town Manager in the town of Belchertown
By Representative Saunders of Belchertown and Senator Oliveira, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3960) of Aaron L. Saunders and Jacob R. Oliveira (by vote of the town) for legislation to establish the position of town manager in the town of Belchertown. 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/193/H3960.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Aaron L. Saunders — cosponsor (person)
- Jacob R. Oliveira — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-29** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-03** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-11** Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-25** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-19** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-19** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-19** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-02** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-06** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-02-26** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-02-26** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd39233a-3a35-428d-a082-fe722c19c046`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act exempting Eric Robert Esteves from the maximum age requirements for police officers in the town of Ware"
description: "By Representatives Smola of Warren and Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3961) of Todd M. Smola and Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (by vote of the town) relative to exempting Eric Robert Esteves from the maximum age requirements for police officers in the town of Ware. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3961"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3961 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-29"
last_action: "2024-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9034e55b-3359-4e58-a688-9d53466d1abd"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3961"
source_hash: "95de4fea78ae61cfd8618f9657986f60945bb28bd7d8cded051edd5870f88984"
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 (193rd) — An Act exempting Eric Robert Esteves from the maximum age requirements for police officers in the town of Ware
By Representatives Smola of Warren and Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3961) of Todd M. Smola and Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (by vote of the town) relative to exempting Eric Robert Esteves from the maximum age requirements for police officers in the town of Ware. 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/193/H3961.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Todd M. Smola — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-29** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-03** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-07** Hearing scheduled for 07/11/2023 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-10-11** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-26** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-26** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-26** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-09** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-13** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-11** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-07-01** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-07-01** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-02** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-07-03** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-07-09** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 128 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9034e55b-3359-4e58-a688-9d53466d1abd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act exempting Joanne Ricardelli from the maximum age requirements for firefighters in the town of Wilmington"
description: "By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3964) of David Allen Robertson (by vote of the town) for legislation to exempt Joanne Ricardelli from the maximum age requirement for appointment as a firefighter in the town of Wilmington. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3964"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3964 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Allen Robertson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-07-03"
last_action: "2023-10-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb7cbdbf-9b7b-40ab-b1c1-5693993728cb"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3964"
source_hash: "0e6fd4559a29e21f4408c53251ff0a35f9e2104691d9999e2a49881074625a5e"
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 3964 (193rd) — An Act exempting Joanne Ricardelli from the maximum age requirements for firefighters in the town of Wilmington
By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3964) of David Allen Robertson (by vote of the town) for legislation to exempt Joanne Ricardelli from the maximum age requirement for appointment as a firefighter in the town of Wilmington. 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/193/H3964.pdf)
## Sponsors
- David Allen Robertson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-07-03** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-06** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-07** Hearing scheduled for 07/11/2023 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-07-26** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-31** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-31** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-31** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-08-14** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-17** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2023-08-31** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-08-31** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-02** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-10-02** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-04** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-10-05** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-10-12** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb7cbdbf-9b7b-40ab-b1c1-5693993728cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to erecting a bench in honor of Rita Walsh in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston"
description: "By Representative Consalvo of Boston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Rob Consalvo that the Department of Conservation and Recreation be authorized to erect a bench in the Hyde Park neighborhood of the city of Boston in honor of Rita Walsh. Environment and Natural Resources."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3965"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3965 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Consalvo"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-08"
last_action: "2024-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2528cabb-4387-477e-8be0-8aead74c541b"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3965"
source_hash: "c43d633cfc16ea1fec34e345b60d9cafeaff41eab023ff0d66f481b7cea42ddd"
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 3965 (193rd) — An Act relative to erecting a bench in honor of Rita Walsh in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston
By Representative Consalvo of Boston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Rob Consalvo that the Department of Conservation and Recreation be authorized to erect a bench in the Hyde Park neighborhood of the city of Boston in honor of Rita Walsh. Environment and Natural Resources.
## 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/193/H3965.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Rob Consalvo — primary (person)
- Michael F. Rush — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-08** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-29** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-03** Senate concurred
- **2023-09-14** Hearing scheduled for 09/27/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2023-09-14** Hearing rescheduled to 09/27/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- **2024-01-18** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2024-02-01** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-01** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-29** Rules suspended
- **2024-07-29** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-07-29** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-07-29** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-07-31** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 144 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2528cabb-4387-477e-8be0-8aead74c541b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Thomas Hartley, an employee of the Department of Corrections"
description: "By Representative Garlick of Needham and Senator Rausch, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Denise C. Garlick and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Thomas Hartley, an employee of the Department of Correction. Public Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3966"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3966 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-22"
last_action: "2023-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/440ed369-09ad-44a2-b244-6b14f9f5866e"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3966"
source_hash: "bef3db64e8badaef26b421e56ecc2c3ca01d5d30f0c4fbdf5782b4c2c0f82524"
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 3966 (193rd) — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Thomas Hartley, an employee of the Department of Corrections
By Representative Garlick of Needham and Senator Rausch, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Denise C. Garlick and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Thomas Hartley, 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/193/H3966.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Denise C. Garlick — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca L. Rausch — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-22** Referred to the committee on House Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-29** Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-03** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-06** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-10** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-10** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-10** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-07-13** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-07-17** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-08-03** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2023-08-03** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-08-07** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-08-07** Emergency preamble adopted
- **2023-08-07** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-08-07** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2023-08-10** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/440ed369-09ad-44a2-b244-6b14f9f5866e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act further amending the charter of the town of Middleton"
description: "By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3970) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr and Sally P. Kerans (by vote of the town) relative to amending the charter of the town of Middleton. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3970"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3970 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradley H. Jones, Jr."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-07-06"
last_action: "2024-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6f8c0cb-f6fa-4513-aad2-20b73f369a47"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3970"
source_hash: "f211ffa73c075f366f3586df7a979d138ceebd7060f58774462649e616d16a23"
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 3970 (193rd) — An Act further amending the charter of the town of Middleton
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3970) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr and Sally P. Kerans (by vote of the town) relative to amending the charter of the town of Middleton. 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/193/H3970.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr. — primary (person)
- Bruce E. Tarr — cosponsor (person)
- Sally P. Kerans — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-07-06** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-10** Senate concurred
- **2023-09-19** Hearing scheduled for 09/26/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
- **2023-10-16** Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-23** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-10-23** Rules suspended
- **2023-10-23** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-11-06** Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-09** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-11** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-01** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-04-01** Read third `reading-3`
- **2024-04-01** Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2716 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-01** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-04-16** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 83 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6f8c0cb-f6fa-4513-aad2-20b73f369a47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing attainable housing and Chatham elementary school special revenue accounts for the town of Chatham"
description: "By Representative Peake of Provincetown and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3971) of Sarah K. Peake and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) that the town of Chatham be authorized to establish two special revenue accounts to support the development of attainable housing in said town and the administration and operation of the Chatham elementary school. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3971"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3971 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-07-06"
last_action: "2024-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7720e7f3-5410-42f1-98e9-65246983b03b"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3971"
source_hash: "81d75e4529f8bfce8b23decf388e7da7e97501ec05495b0db326dbbe9776aa8c"
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 3971 (193rd) — An Act establishing attainable housing and Chatham elementary school special revenue accounts for the town of Chatham
By Representative Peake of Provincetown and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3971) of Sarah K. Peake and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) that the town of Chatham be authorized to establish two special revenue accounts to support the development of attainable housing in said town and the administration and operation of the Chatham elementary school. Revenue. [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/193/H3971.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Julian Cyr — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah K. Peake — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-07-06** Referred to the committee on Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-10** Senate concurred
- **2023-07-17** Hearing scheduled for 07/25/2023 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-11-06** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-07** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-12-07** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-07** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-12-18** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-21** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-06-13** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-06-13** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-06-20** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-06-20** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-06-26** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7720e7f3-5410-42f1-98e9-65246983b03b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing Cynthia Falzone to purchase creditable service from the Norfolk county retirement board"
description: "An Act authorizing Cynthia Falzone to purchase creditable service from the Norfolk county retirement board"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3979"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3979 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-07-13"
last_action: "2024-02-29"
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source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3979"
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confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ma"]
---
# Massachusetts H 3979 (193rd) — An Act authorizing Cynthia Falzone to purchase creditable service from the Norfolk county retirement board
## 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/193/H3979.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Public Service — primary (organization)
- Steven S. Howitt — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-07-13** Reported from the committee on Public Service
- **2023-07-13** New draft of H3651
- **2023-07-13** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-31** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-07-31** Rules suspended
- **2023-07-31** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-09-14** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-18** Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-21** Committee recommended ought to pass and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-12-21** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-21** Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-12-26** Enacted `passage`
- **2023-12-26** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-01-03** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 87 of the Acts of 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-29** Senate concurred
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5861b123-9ea9-45e8-a9db-a07661caad49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act establishing an appointed town clerk in the town of Rutland"
description: "By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3985) of Kimberly N. Ferguson (by vote of the town) that the town of Rutland be authorized to establish an appointed town clerk in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3985"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3985 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly N. Ferguson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-07-13"
last_action: "2024-02-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/417b7caf-2f3b-40f7-b355-3e8cfc574ab4"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3985"
source_hash: "5b136e9be6cb817c44d3b0f51b4bbe4b0988dd6c7996994452126d48f4683157"
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 (193rd) — An Act establishing an appointed town clerk in the town of Rutland
By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3985) of Kimberly N. Ferguson (by vote of the town) that the town of Rutland be authorized to establish an appointed town clerk 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/193/H3985.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Kimberly N. Ferguson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-07-13** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-17** Senate concurred
- **2023-09-19** Hearing scheduled for 09/26/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
- **2023-11-13** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-11** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-12-11** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-11** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-12-26** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-28** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-02-08** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/417b7caf-2f3b-40f7-b355-3e8cfc574ab4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act relative to the select board of the town of Uxbridge"
description: "By Representatives Soter of Bellingham and McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3986) of Michael J. Soter and Joseph D. McKenna (by vote of the town) relative to changing the name of the board of selectmen to select board in the town of Uxbridge. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3986"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3986 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-07-13"
last_action: "2024-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c314f33-f577-4577-be19-2fb3727c8330"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3986"
source_hash: "3697394a7de708c32d71b887472d7fda81ced1940cc72258b8d8a3cfd1ff616c"
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 3986 (193rd) — An Act relative to the select board of the town of Uxbridge
By Representatives Soter of Bellingham and McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3986) of Michael J. Soter and Joseph D. McKenna (by vote of the town) relative to changing the name of the board of selectmen to select board 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/193/H3986.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Joseph D. McKenna — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Soter — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan C. Fattman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-07-13** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-17** Senate concurred
- **2023-09-05** Hearing scheduled for 09/07/2023 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-10-16** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-09** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-11-09** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-09** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-01-04** Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-08** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-01-18** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-18** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-03-18** Read third `reading-3`
- **2024-03-18** Amendment (Fattman) adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-18** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Motion to reconsider prevailed
- **2024-03-21** Amendment (Fattman) adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-21** Passed to be engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11** House concurred in the Senate amendment
- **2024-04-16** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c314f33-f577-4577-be19-2fb3727c8330`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act to amend the Needham charter"
description: "By Representative Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3997) of Denise C. Garlick (by vote of the town) for legislation to amend the charter of the town of Needham. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3997"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3997 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denise C. Garlick"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-07-17"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcfb667b-f547-455e-854b-26a5a50ec9cf"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3997"
source_hash: "43ea9ed735fff1094f3cd56b5653c78d5d2888d9e11716a6899c613f87ff2ffe"
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 3997 (193rd) — An Act to amend the Needham charter
By Representative Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3997) of Denise C. Garlick (by vote of the town) for legislation to amend the charter of the town of Needham. 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/193/H3997.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Denise C. Garlick — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-07-17** Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-20** Senate concurred
- **2023-09-19** Hearing scheduled for 09/26/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
- **2023-11-13** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-11** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-12-11** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-11** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-01-25** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-29** Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- **2024-02-29** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-08** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-04-08** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 79 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcfb667b-f547-455e-854b-26a5a50ec9cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the town of Holliston to continue the employment of Mark Dellicker as deputy fire chief until a maximum age of 70"
description: "By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3998) of James C. Arena-DeRosa (by vote of the town) that the town of Holliston be authorized to continue the employment of Mark Dellicker as deputy fire chief of said town notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ma"
legislature: "Massachusetts General Court"
session: "193rd"
identifier: "H 3998"
citation: "Massachusetts H 3998 (193rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James C. Arena-DeRosa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-07-17"
last_action: "2024-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0052b29-c017-4e63-b092-ae21d792c27f"
source_url: "https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3998"
source_hash: "241402f793fcf655c1b96786b79322f54d3dc83a094f5f8d7bc55ff9c0c1d2f1"
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 (193rd) — An Act authorizing the town of Holliston to continue the employment of Mark Dellicker as deputy fire chief until a maximum age of 70
By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3998) of James C. Arena-DeRosa (by vote of the town) that the town of Holliston be authorized to continue the employment of Mark Dellicker as deputy fire chief of said town 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/193/H3998.pdf)
## Sponsors
- James C. Arena-DeRosa — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-07-17** Referred to the committee on Public Service `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-20** Senate concurred
- **2023-08-09** Hearing scheduled for 08/14/2023 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- **2023-11-22** Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-14** Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- **2023-12-14** Rules suspended
- **2023-12-14** Read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-2`
- **2023-12-26** Read third and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-12-28** Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2024-01-25** Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- **2024-01-25** Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-29** Enacted `passage`
- **2024-01-29** Enacted and laid before the Governor `passage`
- **2024-02-15** Governor returned to the House with amendment
- **2024-02-15** For message, see H4386
- **2024-02-15** Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18** Governor's amendment considered (in the form approved by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading)
- **2024-03-18** Governor's amendment adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-25** Rules suspended
- **2024-03-25** Governors amendment adopted, in concurrence `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-28** Re-enacted
- **2024-03-28** Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor
- **2024-04-01** Signed by the Governor, Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2024 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0052b29-c017-4e63-b092-ae21d792c27f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).

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