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MA H 4438

enacted

An Act relative to the charter of the town of Swampscott establishing a fall annual town meeting

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

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Did MA H 4438 pass?

Yes. MA H 4438 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 4438 about?

By Representative Armini of Marblehead and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4438) of Jennifer Balinsky Armini and Brendan P. Crighton (by vote of the town) that the town of Swampscott be authorized to establish an annual fall town meeting. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Description

By Representative Armini of Marblehead and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4438) of Jennifer Balinsky Armini and Brendan P. Crighton (by vote of the town) that the town of Swampscott be authorized to establish an annual fall town meeting. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-26 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2026
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Sponsors

  • Jennifer Balinsky Arminicosponsor
  • Brendan P. Crightoncosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-26

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-02-19

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

    passage

  3. 2026-02-19

    Enacted

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  4. 2026-02-17

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  5. 2026-02-17

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  6. 2025-11-13

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  7. 2025-11-03

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

  8. 2025-10-30

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2025-10-16

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  10. 2025-10-16

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-10-16

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

  12. 2025-09-22

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

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  13. 2025-09-04

    Hearing scheduled for 09/04/2025 from 03:10 PM-01:30 PM in Written Testimony Only

  14. 2025-08-28

    Senate concurred

  15. 2025-08-25

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4438

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