MA H4286

Bill

Amending the charter of the town of Hull to make it more gender neutral

Introduced
12/13/2021

In Committee
01/31/2022

Crossed Over
04/28/2022

Passed
05/05/2022

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/16/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to make the charter of the town of Hull more gender neutral. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill amends the charter of the town of Hull to make it more gender-neutral. It replaces references to the "board of selectmen" with "select board" and "selectmen" with "select board members" throughout the charter. The bill also adds a new section stating that the charter shall be interpreted and applied in a gender-neutral manner, and that the select board shall have all the powers and duties of a board of selectmen under applicable laws.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Joan Meschino (D)*, Patrick O'Connor (R)*,

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2022 (on 05/16/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4286

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4286
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4286.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3792	Amending the charter for the town of Nantucket	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 348 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4235	Authorizing the licensing authority of the town of Hull to grant additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4667	Similar To
H4580	Relative to the charter and the town clerk in the town of Groton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4667	Authorizing the licensing authority of the town of Hull to grant additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 191 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
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
S1354	Authorizing the town of Middleborough to change the name of its Board of Selectmen to Select Board	New draft (Pacheco) substituted, see S2778	Similar To
S2497	To amend the town charter of the town of North Andover	New Draft substituted, see S2561	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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3792

Amending the charter for the town of Nantucket

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

Similar To

H4235

Authorizing the licensing authority of the town of Hull to grant additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H4667

Similar To

H4580

Relative to the charter and the town clerk in the town of Groton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4667

Authorizing the licensing authority of the town of Hull to grant additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 191 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

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

S1354

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

New draft (Pacheco) substituted, see S2778

Similar To

S2497

To amend the town charter of the town of North Andover

New Draft substituted, see S2561

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

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