An Act further regarding the term of the town moderator in the town of Norwood
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2025 |
| 12/31/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 12/31/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 12/24/2025 | Senate | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 12/24/2025 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 11/13/2025 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 10/30/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 10/27/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/2/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 10/2/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 10/2/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 9/22/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 9/4/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/04/2025 from 03:10 PM-01:30 PM in Written Testimony Only |
| 8/11/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 8/7/2025 | 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 11 of chapter 541 of the acts of 1947, as amended by section 1 of chapter 301 of the acts of 2018, is hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- A moderator shall be elected by the registered voters of the town by ballot for a 3-year term and shall serve as the moderator of all town meetings, except as otherwise provided by law, until their successor is qualified.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Section 11 of chapter 541 of the acts of 1947, as amended by section 1 of chapter 301 of the acts of 2018, is hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- A moderator shall be elected by the registered voters of the town by ballot for a 3-year term and shall serve as the moderator of all town meetings, except as otherwise provided by law, until their successor is qualified. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.