H 4149 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relative to the charter in the city of Lynn

H 4149 is a bill to amend the city charter of Lynn, introduced by Representative Daniel Cahill with the local approval of Lynn's mayor and city council. The abstract does not specify the exact changes to the charter, so the key provisions or mechanisms cannot be detailed. This bill is a procedural step for local charter revision in Lynn, requiring state legislative approval after local consent.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
House Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced May 19, 2025 Signed Dec 9, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Dec 9, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2025
executive
Dec 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Nov 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in the Senate amendment
lower
Nov 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Nov 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to be engrossed
upper
Nov 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended (Crighton) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2693
upper
Sep 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third, amended, and passed to be engrossed
lower
Jul 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jul 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Dan Cahill
Dan Cahill
DDemocratic
MA
10th Essex