An Act amending the town of Avon’s by-laws
This bill authorizes the town of Avon to change the name of its local governing body from the "board of selectmen" to the "select board." It allows the town's select board to update all official documents and zoning regulations to reflect this new name through a simple majority vote. The legislation specifically amends state laws to permit this local administrative change without requiring further approval from higher government levels.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2023
House Passage
Nov 2023
Senate Passage
Nov 2023
Signed into Law
Nov 2023
Introduced Apr 10, 2023
Signed Nov 28, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Nov 28, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2023
executive
Nov 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Nov 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Nov 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in the Senate amendment
lower
Nov 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to be engrossed
upper
Nov 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended (Brady) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2494
upper
Aug 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Jul 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jul 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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