MA S1354

Bill

Authorizing the town of Middleborough to change the name of its Board of Selectmen to Select Board

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
05/24/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize the town of Middleborough to change the name of its Board of Selectmen to Select Board. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local approval received]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the town of Middleborough to change the name of its Board of Selectmen to Select Board. The Select Board will have all the powers and authority, and be subject to all the duties and requirements, applicable to a board of selectmen under state laws, regulations, and the town's charter. The town's charter will also be amended to replace the terms "board of selectmen," "selectmen," and "selectman" with "select board" and "select board member" wherever they appear.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Marc Pacheco (D)*, Susan Gifford (R), Kathy LaNatra (D), Norm Orrall (R),

Last Action

New draft (Pacheco) substituted, see S2778 (on 03/17/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1354

(27 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1354
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1354.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2166	To change the name of the board of selectmen in the town of Burlington to select board	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3476	Designating a certain bridge in the towns of Middleborough and Carver as the Medal of Honor Bridge	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
H3792	Amending the charter for the town of Nantucket	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 348 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3899	Amending the charter of the town of Medway	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4259	Similar To
H3917	Relative to the board of selectmen in the town of Westborough	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4302	Similar To
H3925	Amending the charter of the city of Newburyport	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3948	Relative to the Board of Selectmen of the town of Fairhaven	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 81 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4259	Amending the charter of the town of Medway	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 90 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4556	Changing the board of selectmen of the town of Milford to a select board	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 243 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4682	Relative to the Mashpee Select Board	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 395 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4994	To amend the Williamstown Town Charter by making all gender references therein gender neutral	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H5409	Similar To
S1353	Authorizing the town of Middleborough to lease to the town of Plympton land owned by Middleborough and located in Plympton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1361	Amending the Newbury general by-laws from board of selectmen to select board	Accompanied a new draft, see S2451	Similar To
S2288	Authorizing the town of Marblehead to amend Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2004: Parking Violations in the Town of Marblehead	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2440	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to select boards	Joint session held and dissolved	Similar To
S2451	Amending the Newbury general by-laws from board of selectmen to select board	New draft substituted, see S2875	Similar To
S2464	Relative to the board of selectman of the town of Princeton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 86 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S2474	To amend the Cohasset Town Manager Act to change the Cohasset board of selectmen to the "Cohasset select board"	New draft (O'Connor) substituted, see S2706	Similar To
S2482	Amending the town of Sutton Home Rule Charter	New Draft substituted, see S2799	Similar To
S2544	Designating a certain bridge in the towns of Middleborough and Carver as the Medal of Honor Bridge	Postponed to Monday, August 1, 2022	Similar To
S2550	Ratifying the town meeting of the town of Rowley	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S2561	Amending the charter of the town of North Andover	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 105 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S2778	Providing for a gender neutral charter in the town of Middleborough	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2022	Replaced by
S2875	Changing the name of the board of selectmen in the town of Newbury to the select board	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 217 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2876	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Rowley	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 292 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2990	Authorizing the town of Tisbury to hold 2022, 2023 and 2024 town meetings outside of the geographic limits of the town if necessary for health and safety	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 111 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S3053	Authorizing the town of Carver to transfer certain real property, including water wells and a pumping station, to the Cranberry Village Residents Association, Inc. for water supply purposes	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 170 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2166

To change the name of the board of selectmen in the town of Burlington to select board

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3476

Designating a certain bridge in the towns of Middleborough and Carver as the Medal of Honor Bridge

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

H3792

Amending the charter for the town of Nantucket

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 348 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3899

Amending the charter of the town of Medway

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4259

Similar To

H3917

Relative to the board of selectmen in the town of Westborough

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4302

Similar To

H3925

Amending the charter of the city of Newburyport

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3948

Relative to the Board of Selectmen of the town of Fairhaven

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 81 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4259

Amending the charter of the town of Medway

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 90 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4556

Changing the board of selectmen of the town of Milford to a select board

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 243 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4682

Relative to the Mashpee Select Board

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 395 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4994

To amend the Williamstown Town Charter by making all gender references therein gender neutral

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H5409

Similar To

S1353

Authorizing the town of Middleborough to lease to the town of Plympton land owned by Middleborough and located in Plympton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1361

Amending the Newbury general by-laws from board of selectmen to select board

Accompanied a new draft, see S2451

Similar To

S2288

Authorizing the town of Marblehead to amend Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2004: Parking Violations in the Town of Marblehead

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2440

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to select boards

Joint session held and dissolved

Similar To

S2451

Amending the Newbury general by-laws from board of selectmen to select board

New draft substituted, see S2875

Similar To

S2464

Relative to the board of selectman of the town of Princeton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 86 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S2474

To amend the Cohasset Town Manager Act to change the Cohasset board of selectmen to the "Cohasset select board"

New draft (O'Connor) substituted, see S2706

Similar To

S2482

Amending the town of Sutton Home Rule Charter

New Draft substituted, see S2799

Similar To

S2544

Designating a certain bridge in the towns of Middleborough and Carver as the Medal of Honor Bridge

Postponed to Monday, August 1, 2022

Similar To

S2550

Ratifying the town meeting of the town of Rowley

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S2561

Amending the charter of the town of North Andover

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 105 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S2778

Providing for a gender neutral charter in the town of Middleborough

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2022

Replaced by

S2875

Changing the name of the board of selectmen in the town of Newbury to the select board

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 217 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2876

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Rowley

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 292 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2990

Authorizing the town of Tisbury to hold 2022, 2023 and 2024 town meetings outside of the geographic limits of the town if necessary for health and safety

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 111 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S3053

Authorizing the town of Carver to transfer certain real property, including water wells and a pumping station, to the Cranberry Village Residents Association, Inc. for water supply purposes

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 170 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

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