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MA S 1440

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An Act ensuring municipal access to state funding

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

Description

By Ms. Dooner, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1440) of Kelly A. Dooner and Steven S. Howitt for legislation ensuring municipalities access to state funding and financial assistance. Municipalities and Regional Government.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-10-30 — Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in Gardner Auditorium
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kelly A. Doonerprimary
  • Steven S. Howittcosponsor
  • Norman J. Orrallcosponsor
  • Marcus S. Vaughncosponsor
  • David Allen Robertsoncosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    House concurred

  3. 2025-07-17

    Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  4. 2025-07-29

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2025-07-29

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:15 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  6. 2025-07-29

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  7. 2025-10-27

    Accompanied a study order, see S2669

  8. 2025-10-30

    Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in Gardner Auditorium

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1440

Attribution

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