# Massachusetts H 924: An Act relative to the Great Barrington Fire District

Massachusetts H 924, An Act relative to the Great Barrington Fire District, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Leigh Davis (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-11 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 924
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the Great Barrington Fire District
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-02-11, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Leigh Davis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Environment and Natural Resources, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling, Senate Rules
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (18 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fire district water service in Great Barrington: mixed, medium. The law authorizes the Great Barrington Fire District to supply water to town residents for home and other uses. The district sets the fees, connection costs, and service conditions. Service is not required; access depends on the district’s terms. This applies only within the town of Great Barringt…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leigh Davis (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-27 | committee | Committee Place in OD: Placed in the Orders of the Day | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-09-29 | committee | Committee Favorable: Should the Committee report the following bill out favorably? | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-02-11: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-02-02: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Enacted (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (Senate)
- 2025-12-04: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-11-06: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-11-06: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-11-06: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-10-09: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-06-23: Hearing scheduled for 07/01/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H924.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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)

## Sources
- [Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H924.pdf)

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- [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)
- [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-H924-194 (as of 2026-11-01).