MA H3873

Bill

Relative to the town of Weston town meeting

Introduced
08/03/2017

In Committee
12/28/2017

Crossed Over
02/15/2018

Passed
02/15/2018

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
02/22/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

That the town of Weston be authorized to increase the number of signatures required to place an article on the warrant of said town. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the town of Weston to increase the number of signatures required to place an article on the town meeting warrant from the current 10 registered voters to 50 registered voters. The bill must be submitted to the voters of Weston for acceptance at an annual or special town election. If approved, the new signature requirement would take effect immediately.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Alice Peisch (D)*, Mike Barrett (D),

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2018 (on 02/22/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3873

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3873
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3873.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1121	Regarding town meeting articles in the town of Framingham	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H2789	Relative to town meeting members in the town of Burlington	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 106 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H3764	Establishing representative town meetings	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 12 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H3961	Validating the actions taken at a certain town meeting in the town of Berlin	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 158 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S1136	Validating actions taken by the town of Templeton at the special town meeting held on November 9, 2015	Accompanied a study order, see S2342	Similar To
S2064	Validating actions taken by the town of Templeton at the special town meeting held on November 9, 2015	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S2065	Validating actions taken by the town of Templeton at the annual town meeting held on May 14, 2016	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S212	Further regulating the disposition of real property by a Regional School District	Accompanied a study order, see S2383	Similar To

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