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MA S 3138

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An Act authorizing the town of Medfield to utilize alternative methods for notice of public hearings

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

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Did MA S 3138 pass?

Not yet. MA S 3138 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-09-28): Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

What is MA S 3138 about?

By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3138) of Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Medfield to utilize alternative methods for notice of public hearings. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA S 3138?

Rebecca L. Rausch is the primary sponsor of MA S 3138.

Description

By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3138) of Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Medfield to utilize alternative methods for notice of public hearings. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-28 — Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
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bill
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Sponsors

  • Rebecca L. Rauschprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-28

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-09-24

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-2,reading-3

  3. 2026-09-24

    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. 2026-06-24

    House concurred

  9. 2026-06-23

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Replaces: SD 4009not in this corpus

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3138

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