An Act making the charter of the county on Nantucket gender neutral
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/3/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 3/26/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 3/18/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 3/16/2026 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 3/16/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 1/29/2026 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 12/18/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 12/15/2025 | House | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 11/10/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 11/10/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 11/10/2025 | 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 |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| S31 | Correctly Drawn | — |
The first sentence of section 2.2 of article II of the charter of the county of Nantucket is hereby amended by striking out the word “Selectmen,” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board members.
Section 2.2 of said article II of said charter is hereby further amended by adding the following clause:- The select board shall have the full role of and all of the powers and authority of a board of selectmen under any general or special law and its members and officers shall have the full role of and all of the powers and authority of the members and officers of a board of selectmen under any general or special law.
The first paragraph of section 2.3 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words “Board of Selectmen,” in each instance in which they appear, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board.
Subsection (d) of section 2.8 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words “Board of Selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. The first sentence of section 2.2 of article II of the charter of the county of Nantucket is hereby amended by striking out the word “Selectmen,” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board members. SECTION 2. Section 2.2 of said article II of said charter is hereby further amended by adding the following clause:- The select board shall have the full role of and all of the powers and authority of a board of selectmen under any general or special law and its members and officers shall have the full role of and all of the powers and authority of the members and officers of a board of selectmen under any general or special law. SECTION 3. The first paragraph of section 2.3 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words “Board of Selectmen,” in each instance in which they appear, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- select board. SECTION 4. Subsection (d) of section 2.8 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words “Board of Selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board. SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.