MA S2283

Bill

Relative to the charter of the town of Wareham

Introduced
07/01/2019

In Committee
12/23/2019

Crossed Over
01/16/2020

Passed
01/21/2020

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
01/29/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the charter of the town of Wareham. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill amends the charter of the Town of Wareham to make changes to the initiation, posting, and circulation of warrant articles for the town's annual and special town meetings. Specifically, it allows for the initiation of warrant articles as provided by state law, requires the Board of Selectmen to post notice of the opening and closing of the warrant within 24 hours, and mandates that the annual town meeting warrants be delivered to the Finance Committee and Moderator by certain deadlines.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Susan Gifford (R), Marc Pacheco (D),

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 13 of the Acts of 2020 (on 01/29/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2283

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2283
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2283.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3822	Revising the charter for the City of Melrose	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 78 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3853	Relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H3954	Amending the charter for the town of Nantucket	Accompanied a new draft, see H4011	Similar To
H3969	Establishing a charter for the town of Medway	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H3985	Amending the charter of the town of Andover	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 145 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4222	Amending the charter of the town of Chelmsford to change the name of the board of selectmen to select board	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2229	Amending the home rule charter of the city of Easthampton	New draft substituted, see S2331	Similar To
S2264	To amend the North Andover town charter	Amended (DiZoglio) by substituting a new draft, see S2626	Similar To
S2269	Relative to updating the town charter in the town of Ipswich	Accompanied S1203	Similar To
S2406	Amending the charter of the town of Ipswich to make it gender neutral and to further regulate town operations	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 152 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S306	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S307	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S314	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S332	Relative to student achievement	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S337	Ensuring charter school integrity	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3822

Revising the charter for the City of Melrose

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 78 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3853

Relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H3954

Amending the charter for the town of Nantucket

Accompanied a new draft, see H4011

Similar To

H3969

Establishing a charter for the town of Medway

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H3985

Amending the charter of the town of Andover

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 145 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4222

Amending the charter of the town of Chelmsford to change the name of the board of selectmen to select board

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2229

Amending the home rule charter of the city of Easthampton

New draft substituted, see S2331

Similar To

S2264

To amend the North Andover town charter

Amended (DiZoglio) by substituting a new draft, see S2626

Similar To

S2269

Relative to updating the town charter in the town of Ipswich

Accompanied S1203

Similar To

S2406

Amending the charter of the town of Ipswich to make it gender neutral and to further regulate town operations

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 152 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S306

To strengthen charter school data reporting