# Massachusetts H 4137: An Act authorizing the town to establish a millennium fund of the Wayland Free Public Library Massachusetts H 4137, An Act authorizing the town to establish a millennium fund of the Wayland Free Public Library, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), David Paul Linsky (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-30 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 119 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4137-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts H 4137 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act authorizing the town to establish a millennium fund of the Wayland Free Public Library - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-12 - Last action: 2026-06-30, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 119 of the Acts of 2026 - Sponsors: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), David Paul Linsky (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling, Bills in the Third Reading - 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 - New fund to boost Wayland library: benefit, low. The law creates the Millennium Fund of the Wayland Free Public Library. It is a separate account used only to support the library beyond the town budget. The Library Trustees can accept gifts and grants, including stocks, and all earnings stay in the fund. Donors may give written instructions to di… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), House - Sponsor: David Paul Linsky (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 (17) - 2026-06-30: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 119 of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-06-25: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-06-25: Enacted (House) - 2026-06-24: House concurred in the Senate amendment (House) - 2026-06-15: Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading (House) - 2026-06-11: Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2026-06-11: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2025-10-16: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2025-08-07: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate) - 2025-08-04: 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) - 2025-06-03: Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Senate concurred (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House) ## Bill text - Chapter 119 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-06-30: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4137.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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed) - 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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading) ## Sources - [Chapter 119 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4137.pdf) ## Related - [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194) - [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194) - [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) - [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194) - [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194) - [Massachusetts bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts/bills) - [Massachusetts state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4137-194 (as of 2026-11-01).