MassachusettsAn Act further regulating the filling of vacancies on the city council relative to the office of ward councilor in the City of Marlborough
What it does
By Representative Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5227) of Danielle W. Gregoire and James B.
More detail
Eldridge (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to further regulate the filling of vacancies on the city council relative to the office of ward councilor in the city of Marlborough. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 4Signed by the Governor Maura Healey, Chapter 159 of the Acts of 2026Latest
- Jul 29Enacted and laid before the GovernorMajor
- Jul 29EnactedBecame Law
- Jul 27Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Jul 27Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- Jun 18Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- May 19Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- May 18Read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- Apr 23Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Apr 23Rules suspended
- Apr 23Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Apr 8Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- Mar 12Hearing scheduled for 03/24/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- Mar 12Senate concurred
- Mar 9Referred to the committee on Election LawsIntroduced