# Massachusetts H 4502: An Act amending the town manager act of the town of Arlington

Massachusetts H 4502, An Act amending the town manager act of the town of Arlington, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Cindy F. Friedman (Democratic), Sean Garballey (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-12 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 38 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4502
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act amending the town manager act of the town of Arlington
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-11
- Last action: 2026-03-12, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 38 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: Cindy F. Friedman (Democratic), Sean Garballey (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Arlington updates Redevelopment Board authority: mixed, low. The law replaces “Select Board” with “Redevelopment Board” in section 10 of the town manager act. It deletes language that barred the Redevelopment Board from Board of Survey powers and that kept those powers with the Select Board unless town meeting acted. It removes “Board of Survey” from section…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cindy F. Friedman (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Sean Garballey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David M. Rogers (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-02 | committee | Committee Favorable: ought to pass | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Chapter 38 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4502.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 38 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4502.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4502-194 (as of 2026-11-01).