An Act amending the charter of the town of Hopkinton to incorporate appointment powers of the board of library trustees
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/20/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 3/12/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 3/9/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 3/5/2026 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 3/5/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 10/20/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 9/8/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 9/8/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 9/8/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 8/14/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 7/29/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 7/29/2025 | Joint | |
| 7/29/2025 | Joint | |
| 7/24/2025 | Joint | |
| 7/21/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 7/17/2025 | 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 | — |
The charter of the town of Hopkinton, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the Commonwealth as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by deleting paragraph (c) (“Library Director”) in its entirety and replacing it as follows: (c) Appointments — The Board of Library Trustees may appoint a Library Director, in accordance with the Personnel Policies of the Town. The Board of Library Trustees shall annually set goals for the Library Director with input from the Town Manager.
SECTION 1. The charter of the town of Hopkinton, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the Commonwealth as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by deleting paragraph (c) (“Library Director”) in its entirety and replacing it as follows: (c) Appointments — The Board of Library Trustees may appoint a Library Director, in accordance with the Personnel Policies of the Town. The Board of Library Trustees shall annually set goals for the Library Director with input from the Town Manager.