# Massachusetts H 4721: An Act relative to the board of water commissioners of the Dalton fire district Massachusetts H 4721, An Act relative to the board of water commissioners of the Dalton fire district, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Leigh Davis (Democratic), Paul W. Mark (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-11-30 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 263 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4721-194 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts H 4721 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act relative to the board of water commissioners of the Dalton fire district - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-10-08 - Last action: 2026-11-30, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 263 of the Acts of 2026 - Sponsors: Leigh Davis (Democratic), Paul W. Mark (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: House Rules, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling, Senate Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (18 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Dalton voters elect water commissioners: mixed, low. Dalton voters elect five water commissioners to manage the water works and sinking fund. At the first annual meeting after the law takes effect, three positions are filled: the top two vote-getters serve three years, and the third serves two. After that, one or two commissioners are elected each ye… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Leigh Davis (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Paul W. Mark (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-10-14 | committee | Committee Place in OD: Placed in the Orders of the Day | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-11-25 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-11-30: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 263 of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-10-22: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-10-21: Enacted (House) - 2026-10-19: Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2026-10-19: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-10-19: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2025-12-24: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House) - 2025-12-24: Rules suspended (House) - 2025-12-24: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House) - 2025-12-08: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2025-11-17: Hearing scheduled for 11/17/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only (legislature) - 2025-11-06: Senate concurred (Senate) - 2025-11-05: Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House) - 2025-10-08: Referred to the committee on House Rules (House) ## Bill text - Chapter 263 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-11-30: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4721.pdf) ## Related bills - H 5685: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Carry Shulock-Sexton, an employee of the department of agricultural resources (signed) - H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate) - S 3139: An Act authorizing the town of Medfield to continue the employment of David O'Toole as deputy fire chief (signed) - H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Chapter 263 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4721.pdf) ## Related - [H 5685: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Carry Shulock-Sexton, an employee of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5685-194) - [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194) - [S 3139: An Act authorizing the town of Medfield to continue the employment of David O'T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S3139-194) - [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 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) - [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-H4721-194 (as of 2026-11-04).