An Act providing for the annual election of members of the Spencer East Brookfield Regional School Committee
This bill allows residents of Spencer and East Brookfield to vote annually for members of their regional school committee during regular town elections. It overrides previous state rules that required these committee members to be appointed rather than elected, ensuring the selection process happens on the same ballot as other municipal votes. The legislation also confirms that actions taken during the 2022 election are valid, even if some procedural steps were not fully completed at the time.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
House Passage
Dec 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Dec 23, 2024
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
16
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Dec 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Dec 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Dec 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in the Senate amendment
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Dec 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed to be engrossed
upper
Dec 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended (Durant) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2989
upper
Sep 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
lower
Sep 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Sep 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Election Laws
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anne M. Gobi
DDemocratic
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