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An Act to amend the Williamstown Town Charter by making all gender references therein gender neutral

Filed by John Barrett, III  ·  192nd General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H4994  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD5244

9 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2022-07-07HouseReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
2022-07-11SenateSenate concurred
2022-07-14JointHearing scheduled for 07/20/2022 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
2022-07-25HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2022-09-29HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading
2022-09-29HouseRules suspended
2022-09-29HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2022-12-05HouseRead third
2022-12-05HouseAmended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H5409

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1An Act to amend the Williamstown town charter by making all gender references therein gender neutralDenise C. GarlickAdopted

Public hearing

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2022-07-20Municipalities and Regional Government (J)Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableMunicipalities and Regional Government (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.