An Act dissolving the Whately Water District
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 7/25/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 147 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 7/16/2026 | Senate | Laid before the Governor |
| 7/16/2026 | Senate | Enacted -see Roll Call #207 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) |
| 7/15/2026 | House | Enacted - 153 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 232) |
| 7/13/2026 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 7/13/2026 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 7/13/2026 | Senate | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 9/11/2025 | Senate | Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules |
| 9/8/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 7/31/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 7/31/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/31/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 7/16/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 5/5/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Favorable with Changes | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| S29 | Place in OD | 1 entries |
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of the Whately Water District, established by chapter 433 of the acts of 1971, may convey any real estate or interest in real estate owned or controlled by the district. The proceeds of such sale shall be used to reimburse customers of the district previously served by the district’s well sources and are now served by the town of Whately water department for the connection to such town service.
The Whately Water District and its board of water commissioners, established by chapter 433 of the acts of 1971, are hereby dissolved. The tenure of all water commissioners shall be terminated on the effective date of this section.
Section 2 shall take effect upon the completion of the sale of all real estate interests owned or controlled by the district and the distribution of the proceeds of such sale pursuant to section 1.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of the Whately Water District, established by chapter 433 of the acts of 1971, may convey any real estate or interest in real estate owned or controlled by the district. The proceeds of such sale shall be used to reimburse customers of the district previously served by the district’s well sources and are now served by the town of Whately water department for the connection to such town service. SECTION 2. The Whately Water District and its board of water commissioners, established by chapter 433 of the acts of 1971, are hereby dissolved. The tenure of all water commissioners shall be terminated on the effective date of this section. SECTION 3. Section 2 shall take effect upon the completion of the sale of all real estate interests owned or controlled by the district and the distribution of the proceeds of such sale pursuant to section 1. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.