# Massachusetts H 3977: An Act providing for alternate members of the conservation commission of the town of Becket

Massachusetts H 3977, An Act providing for alternate members of the conservation commission of the town of Becket, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Leigh Davis (Democratic), Paul W. Mark (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-26 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 3977
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act providing for alternate members of the conservation commission of the town of Becket
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Last action: 2026-02-26, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: Leigh Davis (Democratic), Paul W. Mark (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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

- Alternates added to Becket conservation commission: benefit, low. The law lets Becket’s select board appoint up to two alternate members to the conservation commission. Alternates serve staggered terms up to three years. The commission chair can seat an alternate when a member is absent, unable to act, has a conflict, or there is a vacancy. An alternate may serve…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leigh Davis (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Paul W. Mark (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

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

## Actions (13)

- 2026-02-26: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-02-19: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Enacted (House)
- 2026-02-17: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-11-10: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-11-06: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-07-30: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-07-28: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading (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 33 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3977.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3977.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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3977-194 (as of 2026-11-01).