An Act changing the term of the elected office of moderator in the town of Holden
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2025 |
| 11/3/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 11/3/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 10/30/2025 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/30/2025 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 9/22/2025 | Senate | Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 9/18/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 8/28/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 8/28/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 8/28/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 8/4/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 7/9/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 6/12/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 6/9/2025 | 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 | — |
| S31 | Correctly Drawn | — |
Section 4 of the charter of the town of Holden, on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth as provided by section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences: At the first annual town election following acceptance of this act, and annually thereafter, the registered voters shall continue to elect selectmen, district school committee and trustees of Damon Memorial. The registered voters shall elect a moderator to serve a term of three years and, unless otherwise provided by by-law, the moderator shall continue to appoint a finance committee and board of appeals.
Notwithstanding section 1, upon the effective date of this act the elected incumbent moderator of the town of Holden shall serve in that capacity for a period of time equivalent to the remainder of the elected term or sooner resignation, retirement or removal. Thereafter, the elected moderator shall be entitled to serve for a three-year term, pursuant to section 1.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Section 4 of the charter of the town of Holden, on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth as provided by section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences: At the first annual town election following acceptance of this act, and annually thereafter, the registered voters shall continue to elect selectmen, district school committee and trustees of Damon Memorial. The registered voters shall elect a moderator to serve a term of three years and, unless otherwise provided by by-law, the moderator shall continue to appoint a finance committee and board of appeals. SECTION 2. Notwithstanding section 1, upon the effective date of this act the elected incumbent moderator of the town of Holden shall serve in that capacity for a period of time equivalent to the remainder of the elected term or sooner resignation, retirement or removal. Thereafter, the elected moderator shall be entitled to serve for a three-year term, pursuant to section 1. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.