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

H 5571: An Act amending the town meeting act for the town of Danvers

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 5571 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on July 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the town meeting act for the town of Danvers. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (August 20, 2026): Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

By Representative Kerans of Danvers and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5571) of Sally P. Kerans (by vote of the town) that the town of Danvers be authorized to amend the town meeting act for said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sally KeransCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Essex

“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; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  2. Read third and passed to be engrossed
  3. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  4. Rules suspended
  5. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  6. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  7. Hearing rescheduled to 07/22/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:25 AM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time
  8. Hearing rescheduled to 07/22/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:25 PM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time
  9. Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-1
  10. Senate concurred
  11. Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Sources

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