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

H 4201: An Act relative to changing the two-year elected term for the Mayor of Chicopee to a four-year elected term

Passed one chamber 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 4201 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on June 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to changing the two-year elected term for the Mayor of Chicopee to a four-year elected term. Primary sponsor: Shirley Arriaga (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2026): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

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Official summary

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

By Representative Arriaga of Chicopee, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4201) of Shirley B. Arriaga (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to changing the two-year elected term for the office of mayor of in the city of Chicopee to a four-year elected term. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shirley ArriagaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Hampden

“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. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  2. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  3. Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed
  4. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  5. Rules suspended
  6. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading
  7. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  8. Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1
  9. Senate concurred
  10. Referred to the committee on Election Laws

Sources

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