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MA H 4781

enacted

An Act authorizing Bridgewater town charter amendment for gender neutral language

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

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Did MA H 4781 pass?

Yes. MA H 4781 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-07): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 4781 about?

MA H 4781 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act authorizing Bridgewater town charter amendment for gender neutral language”.

Who sponsors MA H 4781?

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government is the primary sponsor of MA H 4781, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-07-07 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2026
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Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Governmentprimary
  • Dennis C. Gallaghercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-07

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-06-29

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  3. 2026-06-29

    Enacted

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  4. 2026-06-25

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  5. 2026-06-25

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  6. 2026-02-12

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  7. 2026-01-15

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

  8. 2026-01-12

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2025-12-15

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  10. 2025-12-15

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-12-15

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

  12. 2025-11-26

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

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  13. 2025-11-26

    New draft of H4578

  14. 2025-11-26

    Reported from the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

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Related bills

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4781

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