MA H614

Bill

MA H614

Providing for the term of office of the City Council in the city of Springfield

Introduced
01/20/2015

In Committee
01/20/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the terms of office of city councilors in the city of Springfield. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill establishes a four-year term of office for the City Council in Springfield, Massachusetts, aligning their term with that of the mayor, and specifies that this change will take effect following the next regular municipal election for the mayor in November 2016, provided that a majority of voters approve this change through a binding public opinion question to be placed on the ballot at the September 2013 municipal election.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Benjamin Swan (D)*,

Last Action

Hearing scheduled for 10/05/2015 from 02:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 (on 09/30/2015)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H614

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H614
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H614.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3478	Requiring municipalities to follow Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) regulations and standards with regard to: trenching and excavation; and confined space work	Accompanied a study order, see H4611	Similar To
H3875	Further regulating the appointment and removal of certain personnel in Dartmouth Fire District Number Two	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To
H615	Filling vacancies in ward seats of the city council and school committee by special election in the city of Springfield	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S1849	To study the feasibility of high-speed rail access between Springfield and Boston	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1908	Relative to certain benefits for surviving spouses while a surviving child serves in the armed forces	Accompanied a study order, see H4084	Similar To
S2285	Text of the Senate Amendment relative to non-conforming structures	See H3611	Similar To

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