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H4292Introduced in the House

Amending the charter of the town of Hopkinton to incorporate appointment powers of the board of library trustees

Passed

Introduced by James Arena-DeRosa, District 08-MID

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relative to appointment powers of the board of library trustees in the town of Hopkinton. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Where it stands

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2026

March 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Referred to the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

  2. Senate concurred

  3. Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  4. Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:15 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  6. Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  7. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  8. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  11. Read third and passed to be engrossed

  12. Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

  13. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  14. Read third and passed to be engrossed

  15. Enacted

  16. Enacted and laid before the Governor

  17. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2026

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