MassachusettsChatham may appoint associate members to its Conservation Commission
Chatham’s selectboard may appoint three associate members, and the commission chair may designate one to sit in when a member cannot serve or a seat is vacant.
What it does
Chatham’s selectboard may appoint three associate members to the Conservation Commission for terms of up to one year. The chair may designate one to sit on the commission in specified situations.
The chair may designate an associate member to sit on the commission when a member is absent, unable to act, or has a conflict, or while a vacancy remains unfilled.
Argument forAssociate members could help the commission keep working when a regular member cannot serve or a seat is vacant.
Argument againstAn associate member’s participation could affect commission decisions when a regular member is absent, has a conflict, or a seat is vacant.
More detail
Chatham’s selectboard may appoint three associate members to the Conservation Commission. Each associate member’s term may last no more than one year. The act would take effect upon passage, if enacted.
The commission chair may designate an associate member to sit on the commission. This applies to associate members appointed to Chatham’s Conservation Commission. The chair may do this when a commission member is absent, unable to act, or has a conflict of interest, or when a seat is vacant. For a vacancy, the associate member may serve until the vacancy is filled under state law. For a vacancy, the designation may last until the seat is filled under state law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 1Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sessionLatest
- Sep 28Read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- Aug 24Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Aug 24Rules suspended
- Aug 24Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Jul 29Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- Jul 22Hearing rescheduled to 07/22/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:25 AM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time
- Jul 22Hearing rescheduled to 07/22/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:25 PM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time
- Jul 10Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-1
- Jun 29Senate concurred
- Jun 22Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional GovernmentIntroduced
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