H 3747 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to the home rule charter of the city of Beverly

This bill proposes updates to the home rule charter of the city of Beverly to modernize its language and operational procedures. Key changes include redefining terms like "district" to group specific wards for school committee elections and requiring the city to post vacancy notices on its official website. The legislation also standardizes formatting by converting written numbers to digits and placing common titles in lowercase, while simplifying rules regarding council meetings and vacancy replacements. These adjustments aim to clarify the charter's text and improve administrative efficiency without altering the fundamental structure of city government.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Jul 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2023 Last action Sep 14, 2023
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Sep 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended by substitution of bill with the same title, see H4093
lower
Jul 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jul 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.