An Act amending the town manager act of the town of Arlington
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/12/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 38 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 3/5/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 3/5/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 3/2/2026 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 3/2/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 1/29/2026 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 12/22/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 12/18/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 11/6/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 11/6/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 11/6/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 10/14/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 9/23/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/23/2025 from 02:00 PM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only |
| 9/15/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 9/11/2025 | 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 l. Section 10 of chapter 503 of the acts of 1952, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 434 of the acts of 2018, is hereby amended by striking out the words “select board” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Redevelopment Board.
Said section 10 of said chapter 503, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “Select Board” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Redevelopment Board.
The last paragraph of section 17 of said chapter 503, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “, except that the Redevelopment Board shall not have any of the powers or perform any of the duties of, or in conflict with the powers or duties of, a board of survey all of which powers and duties shall continue to be exercised and performed by the Select Board constituted as a board of survey unless and until such town by vote of a town meeting shall vote to terminate the existence of the board of survey or to accept the provisions of the subdivision control law contained in sections eighty-one K to eighty-one GG, inclusive, of said chapter forty-one and any amendments thereof or additions thereto, and the subdivision control law shall not be or be deemed to be in effect in such town unless and until such town by vote of a town meeting shall vote to accept the provisions thereof”.
Section 26 of said chapter 503, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “or Board of Survey”.
Said section 26 of said chapter 503, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the word “surveyors” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- regulators.
This act will take effect upon its passage.
SECTION l. Section 10 of chapter 503 of the acts of 1952, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 434 of the acts of 2018, is hereby amended by striking out the words “select board” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Redevelopment Board. SECTION 2. Said section 10 of said chapter 503, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “Select Board” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Redevelopment Board. SECTION 3. The last paragraph of section 17 of said chapter 503, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “, except that the Redevelopment Board shall not have any of the powers or perform any of the duties of, or in conflict with the powers or duties of, a board of survey all of which powers and duties shall continue to be exercised and performed by the Select Board constituted as a board of survey unless and until such town by vote of a town meeting shall vote to terminate the existence of the board of survey or to accept the provisions of the subdivision control law contained in sections eighty-one K to eighty-one GG, inclusive, of said chapter forty-one and any amendments thereof or additions thereto, and the subdivision control law shall not be or be deemed to be in effect in such town unless and until such town by vote of a town meeting shall vote to accept the provisions thereof”. SECTION 4. Section 26 of said chapter 503, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “or Board of Survey”. SECTION 5. Said section 26 of said chapter 503, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the word “surveyors” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- regulators. SECTION 6. This act will take effect upon its passage.