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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 5/19/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 83 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 5/14/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 5/14/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 5/11/2026 | Senate | Senate concurred in the House amendment |
| 5/11/2026 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 5/7/2026 | House | Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed |
| 4/30/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 4/30/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 4/30/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 4/2/2026 | House | Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 3/30/2026 | Senate | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 3/30/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 10/16/2025 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 7/31/2025 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 7/9/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 7/3/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 6/30/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| S31 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
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| Amendment | Title | Action | Sponsor | Branch | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | — | House |
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10 of chapter 39 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the select board of the town of Andover shall call a special town meeting upon the written request of 200 registered voters or 5 per cent of the total number of registered voters of the town, whichever number is greater. Such meeting shall be held not later than 90 days after the receipt of such petition and shall include in the warrant for such meeting all of the subjects the inclusion of which is requested by said petition.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10 of chapter 39 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the select board of the town of Andover shall call a special town meeting upon the written request of 200 registered voters or 5 per cent of the total number of registered voters of the town, whichever number is greater. Such meeting shall be held not later than 90 days after the receipt of such petition and shall include in the warrant for such meeting all of the subjects the inclusion of which is requested by said petition.