An Act relative to making the charter of the city of Chicopee gender neutral
HD 441 updates Chicopee's city charter to remove all gendered language, directly affecting the city's governance structure and officials. The bill replaces terms like "Mayor," "Councilor," and "he" with gender-neutral equivalents throughout the charter, such as "City Council member." Key provisions include revising all references to executive and legislative roles to be inclusive, ensuring the charter no longer specifies gender. This change applies to all existing charter sections and any future amendments. The bill does not alter Chicopee's voting procedures, ward structure, or other substantive governance rules.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Sep 18, 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
10
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Sep 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Walsh) adopted
lower
Sep 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended by substitution of bill with the same title, see H4542
lower
Jul 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jul 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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