An Act relative to the Williamstown Library Trustees
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 10/14/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 10/9/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 9/18/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 9/18/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 9/18/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 9/8/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 8/14/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 08/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM in Written Testimony Only |
| 7/31/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 7/28/2025 | 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 | — |
Notwithstanding chapter 78 of the general laws or of any other general or special law or charter provision of the town of Williamstown to the contrary, the terms of office for the board of library trustees for the town of Williamstown shall be staggered as follows: of the four library trustee terms that are up for election in 2028, one of these terms to be chosen by the select board shall be reelected for a one-time term of two years in order to align with the single trustee term that is up for election in 2030, and thereafter, shall resume being a three-year turstee term up for election in 20230;
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding chapter 78 of the general laws or of any other general or special law or charter provision of the town of Williamstown to the contrary, the terms of office for the board of library trustees for the town of Williamstown shall be staggered as follows: of the four library trustee terms that are up for election in 2028, one of these terms to be chosen by the select board shall be reelected for a one-time term of two years in order to align with the single trustee term that is up for election in 2030, and thereafter, shall resume being a three-year turstee term up for election in 20230; SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.