H 2318 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act providing for municipal meeting postponement due to inclement weather

This bill allows municipal board chairs (such as planning or appeals boards) in towns that adopt it to postpone public hearings during weather emergencies. The chair must consult local public safety officials, announce the postponement in advance, and either set a new date within 3 days or relocate the hearing to a neighboring town if no local space is available. Notices must clearly state the new time, place, reason, and announcement details, and be posted visibly in town buildings and online. It directly affects municipal boards conducting public hearings in adopting communities during severe weather events.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Nov 24, 2025
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
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4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Tram Nguyen
DDemocratic
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18th Essex