# Massachusetts H 2341: An Act relative to the charter of the town of Acushnet

Massachusetts H 2341, An Act relative to the charter of the town of Acushnet, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Mark C. Montigny (Democratic), Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-01-12 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2341
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the charter of the town of Acushnet
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-01-12, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2025
- Sponsors: Mark C. Montigny (Democratic), Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (11 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Acushnet removes one charter section: mixed, low. The law deletes one section of Acushnet’s town charter. It removes Section 3-1-2 from the charter on file with the state archivist. No other parts of the charter change, and no new rules are added. It takes effect upon passage. The impact for residents and town staff depends on what that deleted se…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark C. Montigny (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven J. Ouellette (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-07-02 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to Pass | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-01-12: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2025
- 2026-01-05: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Enacted (House)
- 2025-12-31: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-12-31: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-09-22: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-09-18: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-07-31: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-07-31: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-07-31: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-07-14: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-05-05: Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2025, 2026-01-12: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2341.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)

## Sources
- [Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2025 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2341.pdf)

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- [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2341-194 (as of 2026-11-01).