# Massachusetts H 4057: An Act to authorize the mayor of the city of Haverhill to submit special legislation to increase the membership of the board of health from three members to five members

Massachusetts H 4057, An Act to authorize the mayor of the city of Haverhill to submit special legislation to increase the membership of the board of health from three members to five members, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Andres X. Vargas (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-08 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4057
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to authorize the mayor of the city of Haverhill to submit special legislation to increase the membership of the board of health from three members to five members
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-24
- Last action: 2026-05-08, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Andres X. Vargas (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

- Haverhill adds health board members: mixed, low. The law increases Haverhill’s board of health from three to five members. The mayor appoints all members, and the city council must approve them. In January after the law takes effect, the mayor appoints one member for three years and another for two years. These initial terms start on the first Mo…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andres X. Vargas (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 (15)

- 2026-05-08: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-04-30: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Enacted (House)
- 2026-04-23: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-10-16: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-09-08: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-09-04: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-08-11: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-08-11: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-08-11: 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)
- 2025-06-03: Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 (legislature)
- 2025-04-28: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-05-08: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4057.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4057.pdf)

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