MA S 2716
enactedAn Act amending the charter of the town of Rockland
Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · upper
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Quick answers
Did MA S 2716 pass?
Yes. MA S 2716 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-20): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2026
What is MA S 2716 about?
Senate, November 13, 2025 -- The committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2573) of John F. Keenan (by vote of the town) to amend the charter of the town of Rockland, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2716).
Who sponsors MA S 2716?
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government is the primary sponsor of MA S 2716, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Senate, November 13, 2025 -- The committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2573) of John F. Keenan (by vote of the town) to amend the charter of the town of Rockland, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2716).
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-02-20 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Governmentprimary
- John F. Keenancosponsor
- David F. DeCostecosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-20
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2026
executive-signature
2026-02-12
Enacted and laid before the Governor
passage
2026-02-11
Enacted
passage
2026-02-09
House concurred in the Senate further amendment
2026-02-02
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
referral-committee
2026-01-29
Senate concurred in the House amendment with a further amendment, see S2932
2026-01-29
Rules suspended
2025-12-18
Read third, amended by substitution of a new text (H4866) and passed to be engrossed
amendment-passage,passage,reading-3
2025-11-20
Read second and ordered to a third reading
reading-2
2025-11-20
Rules suspended
2025-11-20
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2025-11-19
Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
referral-committee
2025-11-19
Read second, amended, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-2,reading-3
2025-11-19
Taken out of the Orders of the Day
2025-11-13
Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-13
New draft of S2573
2025-11-13
Reported from the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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