# Massachusetts H 4170: An Act relative to the office of ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough

Massachusetts H 4170, An Act relative to the office of ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), Danielle W. Gregoire (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-19 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4170
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the office of ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Last action: 2025-11-19, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2025
- Sponsors: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), Danielle W. Gregoire (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Election Laws, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (10 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- No special election for Ward 7: mixed, low. Effective upon passage, the current Ward 7 council vacancy in Marlborough is not filled by a special election. Instead, the City Council must, by majority vote, appoint the person elected to Ward 7 in the regular 2025 municipal election. That appointee serves the rest of the unexpired term. This ru…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Danielle W. Gregoire (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-06 | committee | Committee Favorable: Poll/Vote | pass | 10 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-11-19: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2025
- 2025-11-13: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-11-12: Enacted (House)
- 2025-11-10: Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-11-10: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-10-30: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-10-27: Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-10-27: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-10-27: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-10-15: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-06-27: Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1 (legislature)
- 2025-06-02: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Referred to the committee on Election Laws (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2025, 2025-11-19: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4170.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2025 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4170.pdf)

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