MA H4773

Bill

Amending the charter of the town of Swampscott

Introduced
02/22/2022

In Committee
05/26/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

That the town of Swampscott be authorized to amend the charter of said town to change the board of selectmen to a select board. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the town of Swampscott to amend its town charter to change the "board of selectmen" to a "select board." The bill strikes out the words "selectmen" and "board of selectmen" throughout the charter and replaces them with "select board." This change in terminology reflects a common trend among municipalities to update their governing bodies from a "board of selectmen" to a "select board."

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Brendan Crighton (D)*, Lori Ehrlich (D)*,

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4773

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4773
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4773.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
H3794	Relative to the charter of the town of Eastham	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 317 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3920	Amending the charter of the town of Hudson	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4066	Amending the charter of the town of Hopkinton to change the name of the board of selectmen to select board	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 90 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H93	Exempting all positions in the police department and fire department of the town of Swampscott from the civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2021	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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