# Massachusetts H 4504: An Act making the charter of the county on Nantucket gender neutral

Massachusetts H 4504, An Act making the charter of the county on Nantucket gender neutral, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Julian Cyr (Democratic), Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4504
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act making the charter of the county on Nantucket gender neutral
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-11
- Last action: 2026-04-03, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: Julian Cyr (Democratic), Thomas W. Moakley (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: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Nantucket select board name and powers: benefit, low. The law updates Nantucket’s charter to use gender-neutral titles. "Selectmen" becomes "select board members." "Board of Selectmen" becomes "select board." It also states the select board and its members keep all the same legal powers as before under state law. The changes take effect upon passage.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Julian Cyr (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

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

## Actions (15)

- 2026-04-03: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-03-26: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Enacted (House)
- 2026-03-16: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-12-18: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-12-15: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-11-10: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-11-10: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-11-10: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-10-14: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-09-23: Hearing scheduled for 09/23/2025 from 02:00 PM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only (legislature)
- 2025-09-15: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-09-11: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-04-03: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4504.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4504.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4504-194 (as of 2026-11-01).