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MA S 3118

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An Act providing for the filling of a vacancy on the Groton-Dunstable School Committee

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

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Did MA S 3118 pass?

Not yet. MA S 3118 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-10-15): Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

What is MA S 3118 about?

By Ms. Howard, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3118) of Vanna Howard (by vote of the town) for legislation to provide for the filling of a vacancy on the Groton-Dunstable School Committee. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA S 3118?

Vanna Howard is the primary sponsor of MA S 3118, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

By Ms. Howard, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3118) of Vanna Howard (by vote of the town) for legislation to provide for the filling of a vacancy on the Groton-Dunstable School Committee. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-10-15 — Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Vanna Howardprimary
  • Margaret R. Scarsdalecosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-10-15

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-10-13

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-2,reading-3

  3. 2026-10-13

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  4. 2026-08-04

    Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-07-22

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/22/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:25 AM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time

  6. 2026-07-22

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/22/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:25 PM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time

  7. 2026-07-10

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-1

  8. 2026-06-15

    House concurred

  9. 2026-06-11

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Replaces: SD 3966not in this corpus

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3118

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