An Act amending the charter of the town of Marshfield
This bill amends the town charter of Marshfield, Massachusetts, to update the official name of the town's governing body from the "board of selectmen" to the "select board." It achieves this by replacing the old term "board of selectmen" with "select board" and changing the reference to individual officials from "selectmen" to "members of the select board" throughout the document. The change is a formal administrative update that reflects a modernized title for the town's leadership without altering their powers or responsibilities.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jul 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jul 3, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
Feb 16, 2023
House · Passed
House concurred
Feb 16, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick O'Connor
RRepublican
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