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MA H 4138

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An Act allowing “print-free” digital legal notices for the town of Wellesley

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

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Did MA H 4138 pass?

Not yet. MA H 4138 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-10-13): Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

What is MA H 4138 about?

By Representative Peisch of Wellesley and Senator Creem, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4138) of Alice Hanlon Peisch (by vote of the town) that the town of Wellesley be authorized to satisfy legal notice requirements by digital publications. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Description

By Representative Peisch of Wellesley and Senator Creem, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4138) of Alice Hanlon Peisch (by vote of the town) that the town of Wellesley be authorized to satisfy legal notice requirements by digital publications. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-10-13 — Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Alice Hanlon Peischcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-10-13

    Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-10-08

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  3. 2026-10-08

    Ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-10-08

    Amended (Creem) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3272

    amendment-passage

  5. 2026-10-08

    Read second

    reading-2

  6. 2026-10-08

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  7. 2026-07-27

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  8. 2026-07-23

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2025-07-23

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

  10. 2025-07-23

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-07-23

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  12. 2025-07-14

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  13. 2025-06-03

    Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  14. 2025-05-15

    Senate concurred

  15. 2025-05-12

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

    referral-committee

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4138

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