# Massachusetts H 4243: An Act to amend the town charter of Ipswich Massachusetts H 4243, An Act to amend the town charter of Ipswich, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-24 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4243-194 - 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 4243 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to amend the town charter of Ipswich - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-06-30 - Last action: 2025-11-24, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2025 - Sponsors: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Kristin E. Kassner (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: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Ipswich board appoints manager, 3-year terms: benefit, low. The Ipswich select board appoints the town manager. The manager must be specially fitted by education, training, and experience. Politics cannot be part of the hiring decision. Each term is three years, and the board may reappoint for more three-year terms if in the town’s best interest. This act t… - Oath and bond for town manager: benefit, low. Before starting work, the town manager must take an oath to perform duties faithfully and impartially. The chair of the select board, the town clerk, or a justice of the peace may give the oath. The manager must also post a bond in favor of the town for faithful performance. The select board sets o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-07-25 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to Pass | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-11-24: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2025 - 2025-11-19: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2025-11-19: Enacted (House) - 2025-11-19: House concurred in the Senate amendment (House) - 2025-11-13: Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading (House) - 2025-11-13: Passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2025-11-13: Amended (Tarr) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2719 (Senate) - 2025-11-13: Read third (Senate) - 2025-10-23: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2025-10-06: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate) - 2025-10-02: Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2025-09-02: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House) - 2025-09-02: Rules suspended (House) - 2025-09-02: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House) - 2025-08-04: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2025-07-09: Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 (legislature) - 2025-07-03: Senate concurred (Senate) - 2025-06-30: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House) ## Bill text - Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2025, 2025-11-24: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4243.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 71 of the Acts of 2025 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4243.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 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) - [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-H4243-194 (as of 2026-11-01).