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MA H 5599

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An Act extending the timeframe for filing citizen referendum petitions in the town of Bridgewater

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

Quick answers

Did MA H 5599 pass?

Not yet. MA H 5599 is in committee as of 2026-07-30 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-07-30): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

What is MA H 5599 about?

MA H 5599 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act extending the timeframe for filing citizen referendum petitions in the town of Bridgewater”.

Who sponsors MA H 5599?

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government is the primary sponsor of MA H 5599, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-07-30 — Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
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bill
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Sponsors

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

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-07-30

    Reported from the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

  2. 2026-07-30

    New draft of H5544

  3. 2026-07-30

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

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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/H5599

Attribution

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