# Massachusetts H 4175: An Act relative to the charter of the town of Provincetown Massachusetts H 4175, An Act relative to the charter of the town of Provincetown, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Hadley Luddy (Democratic), Julian Cyr (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-01-22 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4175-194 - 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 4175 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act relative to the charter of the town of Provincetown - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-29 - Last action: 2026-01-22, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2026 - Sponsors: Hadley Luddy (Democratic), Julian Cyr (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: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fire board created and emergency roles: benefit, low. The Town Manager appoints a Board of Fire Engineers for one-year terms, with up to seven members. The Fire Chief is responsible for putting out fires, protecting life and property, and running emergency medical services. The Chief can coordinate with federal, state, county, and nearby towns. During… - Residents get preference for fire jobs: mixed, medium. The Town Manager must consult the Fire Chief on all Fire Department hires. For every appointment—temporary, permanent, full-time, part-time, or on call—Provincetown residents get hiring preference. This applies to all roles in the department. - New rules for hiring the Fire Chief: mixed, low. The Town Manager appoints the Fire Chief. The Select Board has 15 days to confirm or object; no action means confirmation. The Town and Chief must sign a written contract that sets duties, powers, and benefits. The Board of Fire Engineers may recommend candidates, but the Chief does not have to be… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Hadley Luddy (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Julian Cyr (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 (14) - 2026-01-22: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-01-15: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Enacted (House) - 2026-01-12: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2025-09-22: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2025-09-18: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2025-08-14: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House) - 2025-08-14: Rules suspended (House) - 2025-08-14: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House) - 2025-07-16: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2025-06-17: Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 (legislature) - 2025-06-02: Senate concurred (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House) ## Bill text - Chapter 5 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4175.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 5 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4175.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-H4175-194 (as of 2026-11-01).