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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/24/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2025 |
| 11/19/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 11/19/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 11/19/2025 | House | House concurred in the Senate amendment |
| 11/13/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading |
| 11/13/2025 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed |
| 11/13/2025 | Senate | Amended (Tarr) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2719↗ |
| 11/13/2025 | Senate | Read third |
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 10/6/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 10/2/2025 | House | Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed |
| 9/2/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 9/2/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 9/2/2025 | 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 |
| 7/3/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 6/30/2025 | 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 | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S3147 | An Act to amend the town charter of Ipswich | Active |
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Chapter 620 of the acts of 1966 is hereby amended by striking out section 6 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
The select board shall appoint a town manager for a term of 3 years. The town manager shall be a person especially fitted by education, training and experience to perform the duties of the office. The town manager shall be appointed without regard to the town manager’s political beliefs. The select board may reappoint an incumbent town manager for successive, 3-year terms of office, as the board may determine to be in the best interests of the town. Before entering upon the duties of the office, the town manager shall be sworn to the faithful and impartial performance thereof by the chair of the select board, the town clerk or a justice of the peace. The town manager shall execute a bond in favor of the town for the faithful performance of the town manager’s duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as may be fixed or approved by the select board.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Chapter 620 of the acts of 1966 is hereby amended by striking out section 6 and inserting in place thereof the following section:- Section 6. The select board shall appoint a town manager for a term of 3 years. The town manager shall be a person especially fitted by education, training and experience to perform the duties of the office. The town manager shall be appointed without regard to the town manager’s political beliefs. The select board may reappoint an incumbent town manager for successive, 3-year terms of office, as the board may determine to be in the best interests of the town. Before entering upon the duties of the office, the town manager shall be sworn to the faithful and impartial performance thereof by the chair of the select board, the town clerk or a justice of the peace. The town manager shall execute a bond in favor of the town for the faithful performance of the town manager’s duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as may be fixed or approved by the select board. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.