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An Act establishing a charter for the city of Somerville

Filed by Thomas P. Walsh  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 31 of the Acts of 2025.

H4445  ·  Bill

12 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-08-21HouseSubstituted for H4264
2025-08-21HousePassed to be engrossed
2025-08-25SenateRead, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
2025-09-11SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2025-09-11SenateRead third
2025-09-11SenateAmended (Jehlen) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2604
2025-09-11SenatePassed to be engrossed
2025-09-11HouseReferred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
2025-09-11HouseHouse concurred in the Senate amendment
2025-09-11HouseEnacted
2025-09-11SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2025-09-19ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 31 of the Acts of 2025

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1An Act establishing a charter for the city of SomervillePatricia D. JehlenAdopted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (S)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

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.