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MassachusettsH 4781194th General Court (2025-2026)House

An Act authorizing Bridgewater town charter amendment for gender neutral language

Sponsored By: Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Signed by Governor

Municipalities and Regional GovernmentHouse Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Dennis C. Gallagher

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 11 • No: 0

committee vote • 10/23/2025

Committee Redraft: ought to pass

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2026

    7/7/2026

  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor

    6/29/2026Senate

  3. Enacted

    6/29/2026House

  4. Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

    6/25/2026Senate

  5. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

    6/25/2026Senate

  6. Read second and ordered to a third reading

    2/12/2026Senate

  7. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

    1/15/2026Senate

  8. Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

    1/12/2026House

  9. Read second and ordered to a third reading

    12/15/2025House

  10. Rules suspended

    12/15/2025House

  11. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

    12/15/2025House

  12. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    11/26/2025House

  13. New draft of H4578

    11/26/2025House

  14. Reported from the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

    11/26/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2026

    7/7/2026

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