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H4701Introduced in the House

Authorizing the town of Orange to increase the membership of the Board of Selectmen

Passed

Introduced by Susannah Whipps Lee, District 02-FRA

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

That the town of Orange be authorized to increase the membership of the board of selectmen of said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Where it stands

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2026

March 5, 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 11/17/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

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

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

  6. Rules suspended

  7. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  8. Read third and passed to be engrossed

  9. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  10. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  11. Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

  12. Enacted

  13. Enacted and laid before the Governor

  14. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2026

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