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An Act authorizing the city of Newton to place municipal charges liens on certain properties in the city of Newton for nonpayment of any local charge, fee or fine

Filed by John J. Lawn, Jr.  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H5358  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD6002

12 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-04-08HouseReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
2026-04-09SenateSenate concurred
2026-04-30JointHearing scheduled for 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in B-1
2026-05-13JointHearing rescheduled to 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:10 PM in B-1 and Virtual. Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-05-13JointHearing rescheduled to 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:10 AM in B-1 and Virtual. Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-05-18HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-05-26HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-05-26HouseRules suspended
2026-05-26HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-06-11HouseRead third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
2026-06-15SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-07-01SenateRead second and ordered to a third reading

1 committee vote

Municipalities and Regional Government (J)  ·  2026-05-14 12:00  ·  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
2026-05-13Municipalities and Regional Government (J)B-1, 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.