# Massachusetts H 4210: An Act relative to the town resident requirement for the town manager of the town of Dalton

Massachusetts H 4210, An Act relative to the town resident requirement for the town manager of the town of Dalton, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Leigh Davis (Democratic), Paul W. Mark (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4210
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the town resident requirement for the town manager of the town of Dalton
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-09
- Last action: 2025-12-19, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2025
- Sponsors: Leigh Davis (Democratic), Paul W. Mark (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (11 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Dalton tightens town manager residency rule: mixed, low. The law deletes the rule that let a new town manager live outside Dalton or outside Massachusetts for one year after hiring. The town cannot use that grace period anymore. Hiring must follow any residency rules still in the charter or state law. Effective upon passage.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-07-25 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to Pass | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2025, 2025-12-19: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4210.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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)

## Sources
- [Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2025 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4210.pdf)

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- [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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4210-194 (as of 2026-11-01).