# Massachusetts H 5321: An Act empowering municipalities and local governments

Massachusetts H 5321, An Act empowering municipalities and local governments, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Daniel J. Ryan (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-04-29 (Discharged to the committee on House Rules) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5321
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act empowering municipalities and local governments
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-04-02
- Last action: 2026-04-29, Discharged to the committee on House Rules
- Sponsor: Daniel J. Ryan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, House Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daniel J. Ryan (Democratic), House

## Actions (3)

- 2026-04-29: Discharged to the committee on House Rules (House)
- 2026-04-02: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently (House)
- 2026-04-02: Being a published document containing sections 18, 19, 83, 84 and 88 of House document numbered 56 (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5321.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 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/H5321.pdf)

## Related
- [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 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194)
- [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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4755-194)
- [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-H5321-194 (as of 2026-11-01).