MA S467

Bill

MA S467

To protect the integrity of town meetings

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect the integrity of town meetings. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing Massachusetts General Laws to prohibit providing incentives to influence a person's attendance or absence at a town meeting. The purpose is to protect the integrity of town meetings, which are important democratic forums for local governance. The key change is the addition of language prohibiting the use of incentives to sway participation in town meetings, which aims to ensure these meetings reflect the authentic engagement of the community.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Paul Feeney (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5284 (on 09/26/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S467

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S467
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S467.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2163	To further regulate the attendance by police officers at police association executive board meetings	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 388 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H2210	Relative to remote town meetings	No further action taken	Similar To
H2678	To further regulate the attendance by police officers at police association executive board meeting	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3745	Relative to the election of town meeting members in the town of Arlington	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4092	Establishing an open town meeting in the town of Lee	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H5284	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H554	To require school attendance up to age 18 or until graduation	Accompanied a study order, see H5093	Similar To
H706	Relative to the protection of medical exemptions for immunizations for school attendance	Accompanied a study order, see H5143	Similar To
S1188	Encouraging employer integrity in hiring	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1334	Relative to remote town meetings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2463	Validating the annual town meeting held in the town of Nahant	Accompanied a study order, see S2630	Similar To
S2472	Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency	No further action taken	Similar To
S2487	Validating the annual town meeting held in the town of Nahant	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S27	Relative to extending COVID-19 accommodations for municipalities in elections and for representative town meetings	Reported in part, see S2982	Similar To
S2982	Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations	Reprinted, as amended, see S2985	Similar To
S2985	Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S460	To allow Saugus town meeting to adopt a process to allow non-binding resolutions	Substituted by a bill, see H5067	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2163

To further regulate the attendance by police officers at police association executive board meetings

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 388 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H2210

Relative to remote town meetings

No further action taken

Similar To

H2678

To further regulate the attendance by police officers at police association executive board meeting

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3745

Relative to the election of town meeting members in the town of Arlington

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4092

Establishing an open town meeting in the town of Lee

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H5284

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H554

To require school attendance up to age 18 or until graduation

Accompanied a study order, see H5093

Similar To

H706

Relative to the protection of medical exemptions for immunizations for school attendance

Accompanied a study order, see H5143

Similar To

S1188

Encouraging employer integrity in hiring

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1334

Relative to remote town meetings

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2463

Validating the annual town meeting held in the town of Nahant

Accompanied a study order, see S2630

Similar To

S2472

Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency

No further action taken

Similar To

S2487

Validating the annual town meeting held in the town of Nahant

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S27

Relative to extending COVID-19 accommodations for municipalities in elections and for representative town meetings

Reported in part, see S2982

Similar To

S2982

Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations

Reprinted, as amended, see S2985

Similar To

S2985

Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S460

To allow Saugus town meeting to adopt a process to allow non-binding resolutions

Substituted by a bill, see H5067

Similar To

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