# Massachusetts S 3087: An Act relative to the creation of a sewer and water advisory board in the town of Walpole

Massachusetts S 3087, An Act relative to the creation of a sewer and water advisory board in the town of Walpole, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Michael F. Rush (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-09-30 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 221 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 3087
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the creation of a sewer and water advisory board in the town of Walpole
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Last action: 2026-09-30, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 221 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Michael F. Rush (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (6 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Walpole changes who controls water and sewer: mixed, low. Effective upon passage, the law abolishes Walpole’s elected sewer and water commission and ends its members’ elected terms. The select board takes exclusive control of installing and maintaining sewers, sewage treatment plants, and the town’s water system. It takes over the commissioners’ powers an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael F. Rush (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Edward R. Philips (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-09 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-09-30: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 221 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-09-21: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-09-21: Enacted (House)
- 2026-09-17: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-09-03: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-09-03: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-09-03: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-08-27: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-08-24: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-08-24: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-07-22: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-07-13: Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-06-11: Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2026-05-18: House concurred (House)
- 2026-05-14: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chapter 221 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-09-30: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3087.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 221 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3087.pdf)

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