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MA H 5171

passed one chamber

An Act removing the Treasurer as Acting Mayor in the Holyoke Charter

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

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Did MA H 5171 pass?

Not yet. MA H 5171 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other. Latest recorded action (2026-10-15): Enacted and laid before the Governor

What is MA H 5171 about?

By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5171) of Patricia A. Duffy (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to remove the treasurer as acting mayor in the city of Holyoke. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA H 5171?

Patricia A. Duffy is the primary sponsor of MA H 5171.

Description

By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5171) of Patricia A. Duffy (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to remove the treasurer as acting mayor in the city of Holyoke. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-10-15 — Enacted and laid before the Governor
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Patricia A. Duffyprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-10-15

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  2. 2026-10-15

    Enacted

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  3. 2026-10-13

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  4. 2026-10-13

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2026-09-03

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

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  6. 2026-08-31

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  7. 2026-05-14

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  8. 2026-05-14

    Rules suspended

  9. 2026-05-14

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

  10. 2026-04-15

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

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  11. 2026-03-27

    Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222

  12. 2026-03-02

    Senate concurred

  13. 2026-02-26

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5171

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