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MA H 4156

enacted

An Act establishing a charter for the city of Cambridge

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

Quick answers

Did MA H 4156 pass?

Yes. MA H 4156 has been enacted into law as of 2025-09-16. Latest recorded action (2025-09-16): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2025

What is MA H 4156 about?

By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4156) of Marjorie C. Decker (with the approval of the city council) for legislation to establish a charter for the city of Cambridge. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA H 4156?

Marjorie C. Decker is the primary sponsor of MA H 4156, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4156) of Marjorie C. Decker (with the approval of the city council) for legislation to establish a charter for the city of Cambridge. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-09-16 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Marjorie C. Deckerprimary
  • Steven Owenscosponsor
  • Mike Connollycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-27

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-29

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-06-17

    Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-07-16

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

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  5. 2025-07-28

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

  6. 2025-07-28

    Rules suspended

  7. 2025-07-28

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

  8. 2025-08-11

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2025-08-14

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

  10. 2025-09-08

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  11. 2025-09-08

    Read second

    reading-2

  12. 2025-09-08

    Amended (DiDomenico) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2598

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-09-08

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. 2025-09-08

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  15. 2025-09-08

    Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-09-11

    House concurred in the Senate amendment with a further amendment

  17. 2025-09-11

    Rules suspended

  18. 2025-09-11

    Senate concurred in the House further amendment

  19. 2025-09-11

    Enacted

    passage

  20. 2025-09-11

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

    passage

  21. 2025-09-16

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2025

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4156

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