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type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill An Act changing the name of the members of the city council in the city of Woburn from alderman to city councilor Substituted by the House, on motion of Ms. Garlick of Needham, for a Bill to amend the charter of the city of Woburn to change the name of the members of the city council from "alderman" to "city councilor" (House, No. 2168, changed) [Local Approval Received]. July 14, 2021. us/states/ma Massachusetts General Court 192nd H 3947 Massachusetts H 3947 (192nd)
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Massachusetts H 3947 (192nd) — An Act changing the name of the members of the city council in the city of Woburn from alderman to city councilor

Substituted by the House, on motion of Ms. Garlick of Needham, for a Bill to amend the charter of the city of Woburn to change the name of the members of the city council from "alderman" to "city councilor" (House, No. 2168, changed) [Local Approval Received]. July 14, 2021.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

  • Denise C. Garlick — primary (person)
  • Cindy F. Friedman — cosponsor (person)
  • Michelle L. Ciccolo — cosponsor (person)
  • Richard M. Haggerty — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2021-07-14 Substituted for H2168
  • 2021-07-14 Passed to be engrossed passage
  • 2021-07-15 Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  • 2021-08-26 Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 2021-08-26 Read second and ordered to a third reading reading-2
  • 2021-09-16 Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 2021-09-16 Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed reading-3
  • 2021-09-20 Enacted passage
  • 2021-09-20 Enacted and laid before the Governor passage
  • 2021-09-27 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2021 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/36e414dd-9638-4487-8a1d-0aebf4d78b67. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).