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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 4135: An Act amending the town manager act of Arlington relative to the appointment and management of the town clerk

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 4135 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on May 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the town manager act of Arlington relative to the appointment and management of the town clerk. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 20, 2025): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2025.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Garballey of Arlington and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4135) of Sean Garballey, Cindy F. Friedman and David M. Rogers (by vote of the town) relative to the appointment and management of the town clerk in the town of Arlington. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cindy FriedmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFourth Middlesex
Sean GarballeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23rd Middlesex
Dave RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24th Middlesex

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2025
  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor
  3. Enacted
  4. Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
  5. Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  6. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  7. Read third and passed to be engrossed
  8. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  9. Rules suspended
  10. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  11. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  12. Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source