An Act amending the charter of the town of Hopkinton to correct a statutory reference
This bill amends the town charter of Hopkinton to correct a specific legal citation within the document. It changes a reference from Massachusetts General Laws chapter 41, section 97 to section 97A in the section governing town records. The change is a technical correction that updates the text to align with the correct statute without altering any operational rules for the town.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2024
Committee Review
Aug 2024
House Passage
Sep 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Governor
Introduced Jul 10, 2024
Last action Jan 1, 2025
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
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Dec 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Enacted
upper
Dec 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
upper
Sep 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Aug 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jul 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jul 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jul 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Arena-DeRosa
DDemocratic
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