An Act relative to the charter of the town of Westwood
This bill amends the charter of the town of Westwood, Massachusetts, following approval by Westwood residents through a local vote. It implements changes to the town's governing structure as specified in the petition. The bill directly affects Westwood's local government operations and how it serves its residents.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Nov 17, 2025
Signed May 26, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
8
Committee
3
May 26, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 87 of the Acts of 2026
executive
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
May 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jan 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Nov 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Nov 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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