H 4245 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relative to the Mattapoisett select board

HD 4852 increases the Mattapoisett Select Board from three to five members. It requires the first election after the bill's passage to choose three members with staggered terms (three, two, and one years), after which all subsequent members serve three-year terms. The bill directly affects Mattapoisett town governance by changing the structure and election process for its local governing body. The changes take effect immediately upon the bill's passage by the Massachusetts General Court.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
House Passage
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
Aug 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Jun 30, 2025 Signed Aug 22, 2025
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
17
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Aug 22, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 21 of the Acts of 2025
executive
Aug 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Aug 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Aug 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
upper
Jul 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Jul 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jul 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jul 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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