MassachusettsBill would strike Oxford town manager’s eight-month move-in deadline
If passed, the bill would strike Oxford’s charter sentence requiring its town manager to move to town within eight months of appointment.
What it does
The bill would strike the charter sentence requiring Oxford’s town manager to move to town within eight months of appointment.
Argument forRemoving the deadline could let Oxford consider managers who need more than eight months to move to town.
Argument againstWithout this move-in deadline, residents might have less assurance that Oxford’s town manager will live in town.
More detail
The bill would strike the charter sentence requiring the town manager to move to Oxford within eight months of appointment. The sentence concerns Oxford’s town manager. The bill says it would take effect upon passage.
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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 14Signed by the Governor Maura Healey, Chapter 240 of the Acts of 2026Latest
- Oct 5Enacted and laid before the GovernorMajor
- Oct 5EnactedBecame Law
- Oct 1Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Oct 1Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- Sep 8Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- Sep 3Read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- Apr 30Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Apr 30Rules suspended
- Apr 30Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Apr 15Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- Mar 27Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222
- Mar 19Senate concurred
- Mar 16Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional GovernmentIntroduced
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