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MA H 4445

enacted

An Act establishing a charter for the city of Somerville

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

Quick answers

Did MA H 4445 pass?

Yes. MA H 4445 has been enacted into law as of 2025-09-19. Latest recorded action (2025-09-19): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 31 of the Acts of 2025

What is MA H 4445 about?

Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Walsh of Peabody, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 4264) [Local Approval Received]. August 21, 2025.

Who sponsors MA H 4445?

Thomas P. Walsh is the primary sponsor of MA H 4445, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Walsh of Peabody, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 4264) [Local Approval Received]. August 21, 2025.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-09-19 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 31 of the Acts of 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Thomas P. Walshprimary
  • Christine P. Barbercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-08-21

    Substituted for H4264

  2. 2025-08-21

    Passed to be engrossed

    passage

  3. 2025-08-25

    Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-1,reading-2

  4. 2025-09-11

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2025-09-11

    Read third

    reading-3

  6. 2025-09-11

    Amended (Jehlen) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2604

    amendment-passage

  7. 2025-09-11

    Passed to be engrossed

    passage

  8. 2025-09-11

    Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-09-11

    House concurred in the Senate amendment

  10. 2025-09-11

    Enacted

    passage

  11. 2025-09-11

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

    passage

  12. 2025-09-19

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 31 of the Acts of 2025

    executive-signature

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4445

Attribution

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