MA S2440

Bill

MA S2440

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

Introduced
04/05/2021

In Committee
04/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to select boards. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by replacing the term "selectmen" with "select board" in various articles and sections. This change would update the language used to refer to the governing body of municipalities and regional governments in the state. The bill aims to modernize the terminology used in the state's constitution to be more inclusive and reflective of current practices.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Will Brownsberger (D)*, Nick Collins (D), Ryan Fattman (R), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Joint session held and dissolved (on 11/21/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2440

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2440
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2440.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3658	Resolutions for a United States constitutional amendment and a limited amendment proposing convention	No further action taken	Similar To
H3916	Relative to changing the name of the board of selectmen in the town of Norwell	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2022	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
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
H3987	Changing the board of selectmen of the town of Sharon to a select board	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 13 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H77	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a Constitutional right to health care	Placed on file, in concurrence	Similar To
S1361	Amending the Newbury general by-laws from board of selectmen to select board	Accompanied a new draft, see S2451	Similar To
S16	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission	Placed on file, in concurrence	Similar To
S20	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the subject matter of initiative petitions	Placed on file, in concurrence	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
S2402	Resolutions for a United States Constitutional Amendment and a limited amendment proposing convention	Resolution reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	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
S2513	Relative to the select board of the town of Goshen	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 234 of the Acts of 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
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
S5	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3658

Resolutions for a United States constitutional amendment and a limited amendment proposing convention

No further action taken

Similar To

H3916

Relative to changing the name of the board of selectmen in the town of Norwell

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2022

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

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

H3987

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

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 13 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H77

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a Constitutional right to health care

Placed on file, in concurrence

Similar To

S1361

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

Accompanied a new draft, see S2451

Similar To

S16

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission

Placed on file, in concurrence

Similar To

S20

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the subject matter of initiative petitions

Placed on file, in concurrence

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

S2402

Resolutions for a United States Constitutional Amendment and a limited amendment proposing convention

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

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

S2513

Relative to the select board of the town of Goshen

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 234 of the Acts of 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

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

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars

Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)

Similar To

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