H 4097 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act increasing the membership of the select board of the town of Merrimac from 3 members to 5 members

This bill increases the number of members on the select board of the town of Merrimac from three to five. It establishes a specific election process where the top three vote-getters in the first election following the bill's passage will serve staggered terms of three, two, and one year respectively, with future elections awarding three-year terms to successors. The legislation also mandates that the board annually elect a chairperson from among its members.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Sep 18, 2023 Signed Mar 27, 2024
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
15
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Mar 27, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 62 of the Acts of 2024
executive
Mar 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Dec 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Sep 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Sep 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.