# Massachusetts S 3026: An Act providing equal opportunity for residents to vote on establishment of the Great River Regional School District

Massachusetts S 3026, An Act providing equal opportunity for residents to vote on establishment of the Great River Regional School District, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic), Susannah M. Whipps (Independent); status second reading, last action 2026-07-16 (New draft substituted (Comerford), see S3181) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 3026
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act providing equal opportunity for residents to vote on establishment of the Great River Regional School District
- Status: second reading
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-07-16, New draft substituted (Comerford), see S3181
- Sponsors: Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic), Susannah M. Whipps (Independent)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, Municipalities and Regional Government, Senate Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (13 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: Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Susannah M. Whipps (Independent), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-15 | committee | Committee Place in OD: Placed in the Orders of the Day | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-07-16: New draft substituted (Comerford), see S3181 (Senate)
- 2026-07-16: Read second (Senate)
- 2026-07-16: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-07-16: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222 (legislature)
- 2026-03-19: House concurred (House)
- 2026-02-17: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3026.pdf)

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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)
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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3026.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S3026-194 (as of 2026-11-01).