MA H4994

Bill

MA H4994

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

Introduced
07/07/2022

In Committee
07/25/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to amend the charter of the town of Williamstown by making all gender references therein gender neutral. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill aims to amend the Williamstown Town Charter by making all gender references therein gender-neutral. Specifically, it replaces the terms "Board of Selectmen" with "Select Board", "Selectman" with "Select Board Member", "Selectmen" with "Select Board Members", and "Chairman" with "Chairperson". The bill also requires the replacement of all other gendered terms with gender-neutral terms without changing their meaning. The bill will take effect upon its passage.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

John Barrett (D)*,

Last Action

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H5409 (on 12/05/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4994

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4994
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4994.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4286	Amending the charter of the town of Hull to make it more gender neutral	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4992	To allow for an additional alcoholic beverage license in the Town of Williamstown	No further action taken	Similar To
H4993	To authorize the town of Williamstown to allow for two additional alcoholic beverages licenses	No further action taken	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	Replaced by
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
S3128	Amending the charter of the town of Tewksbury to change the name of the board of selectmen to select board	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 340 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To

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