# Massachusetts H 4293: An Act establishing an economic development special revenue account for the town of Hopkinton

Massachusetts H 4293, An Act establishing an economic development special revenue account for the town of Hopkinton, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-08-21 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 191 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4293
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act establishing an economic development special revenue account for the town of Hopkinton
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Last action: 2026-08-21, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 191 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (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

- Meals tax funds Hopkinton business growth: benefit, low. The law creates the Economic Development Special Revenue Fund in Hopkinton’s treasury. The fund pays for projects that grow the local economy, attract and keep businesses, and improve infrastructure. Beginning July 1, 2026, the town’s local meals tax is credited to this fund each fiscal year. Money…
- How the town can end the fund: mixed, low. If the town revokes the local meals tax by majority vote, it must then vote by two‑thirds on ending the fund. If two‑thirds vote to end it, unspent and uncommitted money moves to the general fund on the first day of the calendar quarter after 30 days. If the fund is not ended, it continues, and tho…
- Yearly reports and interest to general fund: mixed, low. The treasurer must post a public report on the fund by October 1 each year until the fund ends. The report lists revenues and receipts, grants, loans and their recipients, and the year‑end balance. Any interest earned on the fund’s money goes to the town’s general fund, not the development fund. Th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-07-31 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to Pass | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-08-21: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 191 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-08-13: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-08-13: Enacted (House)
- 2026-08-10: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-08-10: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-10-23: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-10-20: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-09-08: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-09-08: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-09-08: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-08-14: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-07-29: Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2025-07-21: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-07-17: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 191 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-08-21: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4293.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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 191 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4293.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4293-194 (as of 2026-11-01).