An Act pertaining to Holyoke's residency requirement
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 5/21/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 5/18/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 5/13/2026 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:10 AM in B-1 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 5/13/2026 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:10 PM in B-1 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 4/30/2026 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in B-1 |
| 4/6/2026 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 4/2/2026 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
: Section 45 of the Holyoke City Charter shall be amended by deleting the entire section and inserting the following: “Sec. 45 Eligibility to hold office. No person shall be eligible to any of the elected offices of city government unless they are a citizen and have been a resident of the city for at least two years.”
: The General Court may make clerical or editorial changes of form only to the bill, unless the Mayor and City Council approve amendments before enactment by the General Court. The Mayor and City Council are hereby authorized to approve amendments which shall be within the scope of the general public objectives of this petition.
: This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.
SECTION 1: Section 45 of the Holyoke City Charter shall be amended by deleting the entire section and inserting the following: “Sec. 45 Eligibility to hold office. No person shall be eligible to any of the elected offices of city government unless they are a citizen and have been a resident of the city for at least two years.” SECTION 2: The General Court may make clerical or editorial changes of form only to the bill, unless the Mayor and City Council approve amendments before enactment by the General Court. The Mayor and City Council are hereby authorized to approve amendments which shall be within the scope of the general public objectives of this petition. SECTION 3: This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.