# Massachusetts H 5611: An Act relative to the water and sewer commission of the town of Hopedale

Massachusetts H 5611, An Act relative to the water and sewer commission of the town of Hopedale, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Brian W. Murray (Democratic), Ryan C. Fattman (Republican); status passed house, last action 2026-11-02 (Read third and passed to be engrossed) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5611
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the water and sewer commission of the town of Hopedale
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-07-29
- Last action: 2026-11-02, Read third and passed to be engrossed
- Sponsors: Brian W. Murray (Democratic), Ryan C. Fattman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (10 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: Brian W. Murray (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan C. Fattman (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-30 | committee | Committee Favorable: ought to pass | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Passed to be engrossed, 2026-11-02: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5611.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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)

## Sources
- [Passed to be engrossed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5611.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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5611-194 (as of 2026-11-04).