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An Act amending the charter of the town of Middleton

Filed by Bradley H. Jones, Jr.  ·  2 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H5462  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD6169

9 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-05-28HouseReferred to the committee on Election Laws
2026-06-04SenateSenate concurred
2026-06-30JointHearing scheduled for 07/21/2026 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
2026-07-09JointHearing rescheduled to 07/21/2026 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1 . Hearing updated to include Virtual
2026-07-21JointHearing rescheduled to 07/21/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:20 PM in A-1 . Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-09-03HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-09-08HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-09-08HouseRules suspended
2026-09-08HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading

1 committee vote

Election Laws (J)  ·  2026-09-01 12:00  ·  Poll/Vote

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
2026-07-21Election Laws (J)A-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableElection Laws (J)

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.