# Massachusetts S 1446: An Act relative to the residency requirement for the town manager of the town of Tewksbury

Massachusetts S 1446, An Act relative to the residency requirement for the town manager of the town of Tewksbury, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Barry R. Finegold (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-05 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 91 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 1446
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the residency requirement for the town manager of the town of Tewksbury
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-06-05, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 91 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Barry R. Finegold (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tewksbury manager can live within 50 miles: benefit, low. The law expands the residency rule for the Tewksbury town manager. The manager must live within 50 miles of Tewksbury. Before, the limit was 10 miles. This applies to the current manager and anyone who applies for the job. The act takes effect upon its passage.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barry R. Finegold (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tram T. Nguyen (Democratic), House

## Actions (15)

- 2026-06-05: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 91 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-06-01: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-06-01: Enacted (House)
- 2026-05-28: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-04-13: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-04-13: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-04-13: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-03-18: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-03-16: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-07-17: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-06-18: Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: House concurred (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chapter 91 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-06-05: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1446.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- 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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- 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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [Chapter 91 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1446.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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [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-S1446-194 (as of 2026-11-01).