AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS AND INSTALLATION OF SYSTEMS
Summary
Amends the audit compliance requirements for municipalities' contributions to pension plans under the budget of accounts and installation of systems chapter.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025
Last action Jun 20, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 3, 2025
How they voted
67–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 75
Jun 3, 2025
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 20, 2025
Committee
06/20/2025 Referred to Senate Finance
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/03/2025 House read and passed
lower
May 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/20/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
03/27/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
02/28/2025 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph McNamara
DDemocratic
P
Leo Felix
DDemocratic
P
Mia Ackerman
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Tanzi
DDemocratic
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