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Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

J10  ·  194th General Court  ·  House chair: Jack Patrick Lewis  ·  Senate chair: Rebecca L. Rausch

It shall be the duty of the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to consider matters seeking the enactment of special laws for a city or town, the establishment of economic, district and local planning commissions, rent control and zoning, and matters concerning the various counties, former counties and regional government entities, including the salaries and tenure of employees, registers of deeds and sheriffs (but excluding the retirement of such employees) and such other matters as may be referred.

10 matters before it  ·  405 reported out  ·  22 hearings  ·  the legislature's own page

275 recorded committee votes

DateBillQuestionPositions
2025-07-02 10:36H2243Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:36H2244Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:37H2247Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:38H2250Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:38H2251Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:39H2257Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:39H2258Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:39H2259Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:40H2260Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:40H2262Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:41H2265Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:41H2268Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:41H2269Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:42H2270Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:42H2273Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:42H2275Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:43H2299Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:43H2300Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:44H2303Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:44H2304Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:46H2310Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:47H2311Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:47H2313Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:49H2314Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:51H2320Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:51H2321Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:52H2322Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:52H2323Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:53H2324Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:54H2335Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:54H2336Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:55H2337Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:55H2341Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:55H2349Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:56H2351Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:56H2357Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:57H3897Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:57H3898Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:58H3911Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:58H3912Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:59H3913Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 10:59H3952Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:00H3953Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:00H3977Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:00H4030Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:01H4056Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:01H4057Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:01H4134Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:02H4135Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:02H4136Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:02H4137Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:03H4138Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:03H4139Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:03H4140Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:11H4146Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:11H4149Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:18H4154Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:19H4156Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:19H4157Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:19H4158Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:20H4167Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:20H4168Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:20H4173Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:21H4174Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:21H4175Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:21H4176Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:22H4205Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-02 11:52H4153Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 12:56H2315Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 12:56H3899Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 12:57H4210Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 12:58H2253Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 12:59H4211Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 12:59H4212Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 12:59H4231Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 13:00H4232Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 13:00H4233Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 13:00H4243Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 13:01H4244Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 13:01H4245Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-25 14:00S1427Study Orderfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1429Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1432Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1443Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1444Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1448Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1449Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1451Study Orderfavorable 4  ·  reserve right 1  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1453Study Orderfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1454Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1468Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1469Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1471Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S1475Study Orderfavorable 4  ·  no action 2
2025-07-25 14:00S21Study Orderfavorable 4  ·  no action 2
2025-07-25 14:00S2505Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S2527Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S2528Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S2544Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-25 14:00S2568Study Orderfavorable 5  ·  no action 1
2025-07-31 13:15H2242Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-31 13:15H2278Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-31 13:16H2316Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-31 13:17H2325Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-31 13:18H2331Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-31 13:19H2332Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-31 13:23H2334Favorablefavorable 11
2025-07-31 13:23H2342Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-31 13:28H4252Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-31 13:29H4253Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-31 13:30H4292Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-07-31 13:30H4293Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-08-01 11:02H16Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-08-01 14:00H4392Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 6
2025-08-01 14:00H4392Ought to pass, with substitution of new draftfavorable 11
2025-08-25 14:00H4312Ought to passfavorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-25 14:00H4313Ought to passfavorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-25 14:00H4314Ought to passfavorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-25 14:00H4321Ought to passfavorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-25 14:00H4347Ought to passfavorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-25 14:00H4348Ought to passfavorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-10 12:00S1426Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-10 12:00S1434Ought to passfavorable 4  ·  reserve right 2
2025-09-10 12:00S1441Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-10 12:00S1445Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-10 12:00S2517Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-12 14:00H2280ought to passfavorable 8  ·  reserve right 2  ·  no action 1
2025-09-12 14:00H2284ought to passfavorable 8  ·  reserve right 2  ·  no action 1
2025-09-12 14:00H2348ought to passfavorable 8  ·  reserve right 2  ·  no action 1
2025-09-12 14:00H2356ought to passfavorable 8  ·  reserve right 2  ·  no action 1
2025-09-12 14:00H4379ought to passfavorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-12 14:00H4380ought to passfavorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-12 14:00H4381ought to passfavorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-12 14:00H4399ought to passfavorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-12 14:00H4400ought to passfavorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-12 14:00H4401ought to passfavorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-12 14:00H4414ought to passfavorable 9  ·  no action 2
2025-09-12 14:00H4438ought to passfavorable 9  ·  no action 2
2025-09-12 14:00H4439ought to passfavorable 9  ·  no action 2
2025-09-12 14:00H4440ought to passfavorable 9  ·  no action 2
2025-09-12 14:00H4441ought to pass as amendedfavorable 9  ·  no action 2
2025-10-02 14:00H4482ought to passfavorable 11
2025-10-02 14:00H4501ought to pass as changedfavorable 11
2025-10-02 14:00H4502ought to passfavorable 11
2025-10-02 14:00H4503ought to passfavorable 11
2025-10-02 14:00H4504ought to passfavorable 11
2025-10-02 14:00H4505ought to passfavorable 11
2025-10-02 14:00H4510ought to passfavorable 11
2025-10-02 14:00H4523ought to passfavorable 11
2025-10-02 14:00H4524ought to passfavorable 11
2025-10-21 17:00S1423Study Orderfavorable 5
2025-10-21 17:00S1437Study Orderfavorable 4  ·  reserve right 1
2025-10-21 17:00S1438Study Orderfavorable 4  ·  reserve right 1
2025-10-21 17:00S1439Study Orderfavorable 4  ·  reserve right 1
2025-10-21 17:00S1442Study Orderfavorable 5
2025-10-21 17:00S1452Study Orderfavorable 5
2025-10-21 17:00S1462Study Orderfavorable 5
2025-10-21 17:00S1465Study Orderfavorable 4  ·  reserve right 1
2025-10-21 17:00S1466Study Orderfavorable 4  ·  reserve right 1
2025-10-21 17:00S1467Study Orderfavorable 4  ·  reserve right 1
2025-10-21 17:00S1470Study Orderfavorable 5
2025-10-21 17:00S2577Ought to passfavorable 5
2025-10-21 17:00S2578Ought to passfavorable 5
2025-10-21 17:00S2669Study Orderfavorable 4  ·  reserve right 1
2025-10-23 14:00H4579ought to passfavorable 11
2025-10-23 14:00H4580ought to passfavorable 11
2025-10-23 14:00H4589ought to passfavorable 11
2025-10-23 14:00H4781ought to passfavorable 11
2025-11-10 11:00S1190Ought to passfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S1424Studyfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S1455Studyfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S1457Studyfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S1458Ought to passfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S1459Ought to passfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S1460Ought to passfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S1472Studyfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S2596Ought to passfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S2617Ought to passfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S2626Ought to passfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S2648Ought to passfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S2715Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S2716Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 5
2025-11-10 11:00S2717Studyfavorable 5
2025-11-10 14:00H4007ought to passfavorable 8  ·  no action 3
2025-11-10 14:00H4602ought to passfavorable 8  ·  no action 3
2025-11-10 14:00H4603ought to passfavorable 8  ·  no action 3
2025-11-10 14:00H4614ought to passfavorable 8  ·  no action 3
2025-11-10 14:00H4621ought to passfavorable 8  ·  no action 3
2025-11-10 14:00H4663ought to passfavorable 8  ·  no action 3
2025-11-24 05:50H4578Ought to Passfavorable 11
2025-11-25 14:00H4383Ought to pass, with substitution of new draftfavorable 11
2025-11-25 14:00H4384Ought to pass, with substitution of new draftfavorable 11
2025-11-25 14:00H4385Ought to pass, with substitution of new draftfavorable 11
2025-11-25 14:00H4386Ought to pass, with substitution of new draftfavorable 11
2025-11-25 14:00H4701Ought to passfavorable 11
2025-11-25 14:00H4717Ought to passfavorable 11
2025-11-25 14:00H4721Ought to passfavorable 11
2025-11-25 14:00H4805Ought to pass, with substitution of new draftfavorable 11
2025-12-09 14:00H4751Ought to passfavorable 11
2025-12-09 14:00H4752Ought to passfavorable 11
2025-12-09 14:02H4753Ought to passfavorable 11
2025-12-19 14:00H4784Ought to passfavorable 11
2025-12-19 14:00H4795Ought to passfavorable 11
2026-01-12 12:00H4716ought to passfavorable 11
2026-02-11 10:00H5131ought to pass as redraftedfavorable 13  ·  reserve right 3
2026-03-06 10:00H4738ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H4843ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H4844ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H4849ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H4878ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H4887ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H5052ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H5053ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H5102ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H5107ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H5108ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H5109ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H5128ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H5136ought to passfavorable 11
2026-03-06 10:00H5228ought to pass; redraftfavorable 11
2026-03-06 12:00S2878Ought to passfavorable 5
2026-03-06 12:00S2897Ought to passfavorable 5
2026-03-06 12:00S2963Ought to passfavorable 5
2026-03-06 12:00S3004Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 5
2026-03-06 12:00S3005Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 5
2026-03-11 16:00H4924ought to passfavorable 9  ·  no action 2
2026-04-09 14:00H5171ought to passfavorable 11
2026-04-09 14:00H5261ought to passfavorable 11
2026-04-09 14:00H5317ought to passfavorable 11
2026-04-13 14:00S2956Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-04-13 14:00S3026Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-04-13 14:00S3033Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-05-14 12:00H5332ought to passfavorable 11
2026-05-14 12:00H5333ought to passfavorable 11
2026-05-14 12:00H5358ought to passfavorable 11
2026-05-14 12:00H5364ought to passfavorable 11
2026-05-14 12:00H5365ought to pass as changedfavorable 11
2026-05-14 12:00H5379ought to passfavorable 11
2026-05-14 12:00H5387ought to passfavorable 11
2026-05-14 12:00H5388ought to passfavorable 11
2026-05-14 12:00H5416ought to passfavorable 11
2026-06-11 14:00S3055Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-06-24 15:00H5426ought to passfavorable 11
2026-06-24 15:00H5434ought to passfavorable 11
2026-06-24 15:00H5448ought to passfavorable 11
2026-06-24 15:00H5449ought to passfavorable 11
2026-06-24 15:00H5456ought to passfavorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2026-06-24 15:00H5463ought to passfavorable 11
2026-06-24 15:00H5467ought to passfavorable 11
2026-06-24 15:00H5476ought to passfavorable 11
2026-06-29 17:00S1447Ought to passfavorable 3  ·  reserve right 3
2026-06-29 17:00S3157Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 3  ·  reserve right 3
2026-06-30 15:00S3161Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 3  ·  reserve right 3
2026-07-09 14:00S3084Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-07-09 14:00S3087Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-07-09 14:00S3088Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-07-09 14:00S3092Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-07-09 14:00S3097Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-07-09 14:00S3098Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-07-23 12:00H5485ought to passfavorable 11
2026-07-23 12:00H5486ought to passfavorable 11
2026-07-23 12:00H5497ought to passfavorable 11
2026-07-23 12:00H5512ought to passfavorable 11
2026-07-23 12:00H5524ought to passfavorable 11
2026-07-23 12:00H5564ought to passfavorable 11
2026-07-23 12:00H5571ought to passfavorable 11
2026-07-23 12:00H5578ought to passfavorable 11
2026-07-23 12:00H5599ought to pass; redraftfavorable 11
2026-07-23 12:00H5600ought to pass; redraftfavorable 11
2026-07-23 12:00H5601ought to pass; redraftfavorable 11
2026-07-23 12:00S3118Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-07-23 12:00S3138Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-07-23 12:00S3144Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-07-23 12:00S3147Ought to passfavorable 6
2026-07-23 12:00S3188Ought to passfavorable 6

20 public hearings

DateWhereBills heardStatus
2025-05-13B-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston47Completed
2025-06-10B-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston42Completed
2025-06-24B-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston48Completed
2025-07-22B-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston44Completed
2025-07-29Gardner Auditorium, 24 Beacon Street, Boston51Completed
2025-08-14Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, Boston7Completed
2025-09-04Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, Boston13Completed
2025-09-23Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, Boston15Completed
2025-10-14Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, Boston7Completed
2025-10-28B-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston1Completed
2025-10-31Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, Boston8Completed
2025-11-17Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, Boston6Completed
2025-11-26Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, Boston3Completed
2025-12-11Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, Boston2Completed
2026-03-03222, 24 Beacon Street, Boston21Completed
2026-04-08222, 24 Beacon Street, Boston6Completed
2026-05-13B-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston10Completed
2026-06-23A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston14Completed
2026-07-22A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston13Completed
2026-07-22A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston3Completed

A bill counted as reported out may have been reported into a study order, which ends it for the session. Recorded votes here are the ones the committee published; House Rule 17B and Senate Rule 12 require them, and the site's methods note how often one is actually posted.