# Massachusetts H 3952: An Act authorizing Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 to appoint the position of Treasurer

Massachusetts H 3952, An Act authorizing Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 to appoint the position of Treasurer, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Christopher M. Markey (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-31 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 96 of the Acts of 2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 3952
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 to appoint the position of Treasurer
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Last action: 2025-12-31, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 96 of the Acts of 2025
- Sponsor: Christopher M. Markey (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling, Senate Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (18 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for Dartmouth Fire District 1 treasurer: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Prudential Committee appoints the Treasurer for Dartmouth Fire District No. 1. This governs the job even if other laws say otherwise. The Treasurer serves up to three years. Reappointment is allowed only in the last year of the term and is the Committee’s choice. The sal…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christopher M. Markey (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-12-19 | committee | Committee Place in OD: Placed in the Orders of the Day | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-02 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to Pass | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-12-31: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 96 of the Acts of 2025
- 2025-12-24: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-12-24: Enacted (House)
- 2025-12-22: Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-12-22: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-12-22: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-08-28: Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (Senate)
- 2025-08-25: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-07-17: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-07-17: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-07-17: 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)
- 2025-04-03: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 96 of the Acts of 2025, 2025-12-31: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3952.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 96 of the Acts of 2025 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3952.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3952-194 (as of 2026-11-01).