Sen. Will Brownsberger

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the town of Belmont to hold regular and special town meetings where voters participate in person, remotely, or through a hybrid format. It requires that any meeting held fully or partially online be recorded and made publicly available on the town's website or another public video platform for at least 30 days. The legislation ensures that all actions taken during these remote or hybrid sessions carry the same legal weight as those from traditional in-person meetings, and it takes effect immediately upon passage.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the town of Belmont to raise the asset, income, and benefit limits for seniors seeking property tax abatement by amounts that exceed the annual cost-of-living adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index. The legislation allows the town to catch up on missed inflation adjustments if it had not previously adopted these specific state law provisions when they were first enacted. However, a cap is placed on any single increase so that the resulting limits do not surpass what they would have been had the town accepted and adjusted the clauses annually from their original enactment date.

Maddy summaryThis bill (HD 5523) removes specific seat limits for alcohol licenses in Belmont. It eliminates minimum and maximum seating requirements previously set for certain licenses under Chapters 128 (1997), 14 (2014), 388 (2010), and 15 (2014). License holders can now operate with any number of seats, replacing prior rules like "60-250 seats" (Chapter 388) and "39-125 seats" (Chapter 15). The change directly affects bars and restaurants in Belmont holding these specific licenses, allowing greater flexibility in venue size.

Maddy summaryThis amendment incorporates recommendations from the Foundation Budget Review Commission into the state's fiscal year 2018 appropriations bill. It directs the budget process to consider these recommendations when allocating funds to state agencies and programs. The bill does not create new laws but adjusts how budget decisions are made for the 2018 fiscal year.