An Act relative to the charter and the town clerk in the town of Falmouth
This bill changes Falmouth's local government structure by replacing the elected Town Clerk position with an appointed one. The current elected Town Clerk becomes the first appointed clerk for the remainder of their term, after which the Town Manager (with Select Board approval) will appoint future Town Clerks. The bill amends Falmouth's charter to remove "and a Town Clerk" from the list of elected positions and updates the appointment process to align with other town management roles. These changes take effect immediately upon the bill's passage.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2026
Last action May 4, 2026
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
10
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended by substitution of bill with the same title, see H5412
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Vieira
RRepublican
Co
Dylan Fernandes
DDemocratic
Co
Thomas Moakley
DDemocratic
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