S 12 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to select boards

This bill proposes to amend the Massachusetts Constitution to replace the term "selectmen" with "select board" in several specific sections. The change would apply to local town governance documents and constitutional articles that currently refer to the town's elected officials as selectmen. By updating the official terminology, the amendment aims to modernize the language used to describe these local government bodies without altering their powers or duties. The proposal requires approval by a majority vote in both legislative chambers and a subsequent vote by the public to become effective.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2023 Last action Nov 14, 2024
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This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported favorably by committee and placed on file
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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