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MA S 3147

in committee

An Act to amend the town charter of Ipswich

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

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Did MA S 3147 pass?

Not yet. MA S 3147 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-04): Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

What is MA S 3147 about?

By Mr. Tarr and Ms. Kassner of Hamilton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3147) of Bruce E. Tarr and Kristin E. Kassner (by vote of the town) for legislation to amend the town charter of Ipswich. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Description

By Mr. Tarr and Ms. Kassner of Hamilton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3147) of Bruce E. Tarr and Kristin E. Kassner (by vote of the town) for legislation to amend the town charter of Ipswich. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-08-04 — Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
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Sponsors

  • Bruce E. Tarrcosponsor
  • Kristin E. Kassnercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-08-04

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 2026-07-10

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

  5. 2026-07-01

    House concurred

  6. 2026-06-29

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Replaces: SD 4020not in this corpus

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3147

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