MA S1125

Bill

Amending the charter of the City of Lowell

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
06/23/2017

Crossed Over
06/08/2017

Passed
06/29/2017

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/07/2017

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to amend the charter of the City of Lowell. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill amends the charter of the City of Lowell by changing the requirement for the number of signatures needed to place a measure on the city's ballot. Specifically, the bill strikes out the requirement for "at least fifty (50)" signatures and replaces it with "150" signatures. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Eileen Donoghue (D),

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 40 of the Acts of 2017 (on 07/07/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1125

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1125
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1125.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1097	To amend the town charter of Concord	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H3930	Similar To
H259	To regulate school enrollment	Accompanied a study order, see H4716	Similar To
H2865	To promote collaboration in Horace Mann and innovation schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4716	Similar To
H3706	Amending the charter of the city known as the town of Barnstable	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 86 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H3918	Amending the charter of the town of Bourne	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H3930	To amend the town charter of Concord	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4102	Providing a charter for the city of Melrose	Enacted	Similar To
H4124	Amending the charter of the town of Chelmsford relative to ministerial and grammatical non-substantive changes	Amended by substitution of a bill, H4243	Similar To
H4257	Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough	Accompanied a study order, see H4692	Similar To
H4948	Amending the charter of the town of Needham	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 341 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4976	Approving the town of Ashland Home Rule Charter as amended and as voted in Article 34 of the annual town meeting of the town of Ashland including parts I through IX by repealing Chapter 405 of the Acts of 2008 and replacing it in its entirety	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 409 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S1131	Relative to the charter of the town of Sutton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 147 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S2664	Amending the charter of the city of Somerville	New draft substituted, see S2676	Similar To
S2676	Amending the charter of the city of Somerville	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 355 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S2682	Similar Bills	See H4948	Similar To
S2700	Authorizing certain officials in the town of Hull to issue 1-day licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages and common victualler and entertainment licenses	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S281	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2428	Similar To
S282	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2428	Similar To
S298	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2428	Similar To
S314	Ensuring charter school integrity	Accompanied a study order, see S2428	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1097

To amend the town charter of Concord

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H3930

Similar To

H259

To regulate school enrollment

Accompanied a study order, see H4716

Similar To

H2865

To promote collaboration in Horace Mann and innovation schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4716

Similar To

H3706

Amending the charter of the city known as the town of Barnstable

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 86 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H3918

Amending the charter of the town of Bourne

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H3930

To amend the town charter of Concord

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4102

Providing a charter for the city of Melrose

Enacted

Similar To

H4124

Amending the charter of the town of Chelmsford relative to ministerial and grammatical non-substantive changes

Amended by substitution of a bill, H4243

Similar To

H4257

Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough

Accompanied a study order, see H4692

Similar To

H4948

Amending the charter of the town of Needham

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 341 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4976

Approving the town of Ashland Home Rule Charter as amended and as voted in Article 34 of the annual town meeting of the town of Ashland including parts I through IX by repealing Chapter 405 of the Acts of 2008 and replacing it in its entirety

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 409 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S1131

Relative to the charter of the town of Sutton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 147 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S2664

Amending the charter of the city of Somerville

New draft substituted, see S2676

Similar To

S2676

Amending the charter of the city of Somerville

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 355 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S2682

Similar Bills

See H4948

Similar To

S2700

Authorizing certain officials in the town of Hull to issue 1-day licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages and common victualler and entertainment licenses

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S281

To strengthen charter school data reporting

Accompanied a study order, see S2428

Similar To

S282

To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2428

Similar To

S298

Relative to local approval for charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2428

Similar To

S314

Ensuring charter school integrity

Accompanied a study order, see S2428

Similar To

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