An Act relative to the charter of the town of Swampscott establishing a fall annual town meeting
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 2/19/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 2/19/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 2/17/2026 | Senate | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 2/17/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 11/13/2025 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 11/3/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 10/30/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/16/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 10/16/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 10/16/2025 | 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 |
| 8/28/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 8/25/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| S31 | Correctly Drawn | — |
Section 2-3 of chapter 2 of The charter of the town of Swampscott, which is 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 third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The annual Town meeting shall meet on the third Monday of May each year and on the first Monday in December each year, and at such other times and places as shall be set forth by the select board in the warrant for each meeting.
This charter amendment supersedes any inconsistent provisions of the charter of by-laws of the town of Swampscott.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Section 2-3 of chapter 2 of The charter of the town of Swampscott, which is 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 third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The annual Town meeting shall meet on the third Monday of May each year and on the first Monday in December each year, and at such other times and places as shall be set forth by the select board in the warrant for each meeting. SECTION 2. This charter amendment supersedes any inconsistent provisions of the charter of by-laws of the town of Swampscott. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.