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An Act authorizing the continued employment of Michael Marchand, the fire chief in the town of Upton

Filed by David K. Muradian, Jr.  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H5389  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD6024

10 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-04-23HouseReferred to the committee on Public Service
2026-04-27SenateSenate concurred
2026-05-22JointHearing scheduled for 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in B-2
2026-06-03JointHearing rescheduled to 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-11:45 AM in B-2 . Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-08-06HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-08-20HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-08-20HouseRules suspended
2026-08-20HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-09-08HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2026-09-10SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

1 committee vote

Public Service (J)  ·  2026-07-29 14:35  ·  Favorable Report

favorable · 9

no action · 2

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
2026-06-03Public Service (J)B-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorablePublic Service (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (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.