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An Act relative to the charter and the town clerk in the town of Falmouth

Filed by David T. Vieira  ·  2 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H5107  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD5685

10 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-02-12HouseReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
2026-02-17SenateSenate concurred
2026-02-26JointHearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222
2026-03-03JointHearing rescheduled to 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in 222 and Virtual. Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-03-12HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-03-26HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-03-26HouseRules suspended
2026-03-26HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-05-04HouseRead third
2026-05-04HouseAmended by substitution of bill with the same title, see H5412

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1An Act relative to the charter and the town clerk in the town of FalmouthThomas P. WalshAdopted

1 committee vote

Municipalities and Regional Government (J)  ·  2026-03-06 10:00  ·  ought to pass

favorable · 11

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2026-03-03Municipalities and Regional Government (J)222, 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)

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.