MA S2482

Bill

MA S2482

Amending the town of Sutton Home Rule Charter

Introduced
06/24/2021

In Committee
09/23/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to amend the town of Sutton Home Rule Charter. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local approval received]

AI Summary

This bill amends the town of Sutton Home Rule Charter by replacing all instances of "Board of Selectmen" with "Select Board" and changing the term "chairman" to "chair" in various sections of the charter. The changes are intended to update the charter's language and terminology to be more inclusive and reflective of current municipal governance practices.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Ryan Fattman (R)*,

Last Action

New Draft substituted, see S2799 (on 04/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2482

(23 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2482
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2482.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3707	Relative to the city of Everett home rule charter	Accompanied S41	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
H3995	Amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 40 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4110	Relative to charter school procurement	No further action taken	Similar To
H4259	Amending the charter of the town of Medway	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 90 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H5409	To amend the Williamstown town charter by making all gender references therein gender neutral	Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
H696	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5078	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
S2443	Amending Section 9 of the 1921 City of Lowell Charter	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2451	Amending the Newbury general by-laws from board of selectmen to select board	New draft substituted, see S2875	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
S2799	Amending the charter of the town of Sutton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 122 of the Acts of 2022	Replaced by
S3147	Expanding the select board of the town of Wenham	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 355 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S343	Relative to the financial impact of charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S352	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S353	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S356	Relative to the net school spending cap	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S371	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S831	To amend the charter of Wheaton College	Accompanied a new draft, see S2547	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3707

Relative to the city of Everett home rule charter

Accompanied S41

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

H3995

Amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 40 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4110

Relative to charter school procurement

No further action taken

Similar To

H4259

Amending the charter of the town of Medway

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

Similar To

H5409

To amend the Williamstown town charter by making all gender references therein gender neutral

Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

H696

Relative to local approval for charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see H5078

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

S2443

Amending Section 9 of the 1921 City of Lowell Charter

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2451

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

New draft substituted, see S2875

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

S2799

Amending the charter of the town of Sutton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 122 of the Acts of 2022

Replaced by

S3147

Expanding the select board of the town of Wenham

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 355 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S343

Relative to the financial impact of charter schools