# Massachusetts H 4844: An Act providing for the appointment and removal authority of the town administrator of the town of Wilbraham for employees other than those sworn officers of the Wilbraham police department and Wilbraham fire department appointed by the select board, and department heads appointed by the select board, and department heads appointed by boards and commissions so authorized by general law or by-law

Massachusetts H 4844, An Act providing for the appointment and removal authority of the town administrator of the town of Wilbraham for employees other than those sworn officers of the Wilbraham police department and Wilbraham fire department appointed by the select board, and department heads appointed by the select board, and department heads appointed by boards and commissions so authorized by general law or by-law, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Angelo J. Puppolo Jr. (Democratic); status third reading, last action 2026-03-26 (Read second and ordered to a third reading) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4844
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act providing for the appointment and removal authority of the town administrator of the town of Wilbraham for employees other than those sworn officers of the Wilbraham police department and Wilbraham fire department appointed by the select board, and department heads appointed by the select board, and department heads appointed by boards and commissions so authorized by general law or by-law
- Status: third reading
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Last action: 2026-03-26, Read second and ordered to a third reading
- Sponsor: Angelo J. Puppolo Jr. (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: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Angelo J. Puppolo Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jacob R. Oliveira (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | committee | Committee Favorable: ought to pass | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-03-26: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-03-26: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-03-26: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-03-12: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-03-03: Hearing rescheduled to 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in 222 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2026-02-12: Hearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 (legislature)
- 2025-12-18: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-12-15: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4844.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)
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- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4844.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4844-194 (as of 2026-11-01).