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

H 5600: An Act establishing the term of office for the town manager of the town of Bridgewater

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 5600 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on July 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act establishing the term of office for the town manager of the town of Bridgewater. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (September 21, 2026): Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional GovernmentPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Dennis GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Plymouth

“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. New draft of H5545
  8. Reported from the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Sources

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