An Act relative to the Lanesborough Select Board
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/30/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 51 of the Acts of 2025 |
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 10/22/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 10/20/2025 | Senate | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/20/2025 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 10/16/2025 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 9/8/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 9/4/2025 | 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 |
| 7/14/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 6/3/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 4/28/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 4/24/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| S31 | Correctly Drawn | — |
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the number of members on the Lanesborough Select Board shall be increased from three (3) to five (5). The Select Board shall annually elect a chairperson from among its members following Town Election.
At the first Annual Town Election to occur following the passage of this act by the general court, three (3) Select Board members shall be elected. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes in that election shall serve a three (3) year term, the candidate receiving the second highest number of votes shall serve a two (2) year term and the candidate receiving the third highest number of votes shall serve a one (1) year term. Thereafter, as the term of Select Board expires, successors shall be elected for terms of three (3) years.
This act shall take effect upon its passage, or take any other action relative thereto.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the number of members on the Lanesborough Select Board shall be increased from three (3) to five (5). The Select Board shall annually elect a chairperson from among its members following Town Election. SECTION 2. At the first Annual Town Election to occur following the passage of this act by the general court, three (3) Select Board members shall be elected. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes in that election shall serve a three (3) year term, the candidate receiving the second highest number of votes shall serve a two (2) year term and the candidate receiving the third highest number of votes shall serve a one (1) year term. Thereafter, as the term of Select Board expires, successors shall be elected for terms of three (3) years. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage, or take any other action relative thereto.