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

S 1446: An Act relative to the residency requirement for the town manager of the town of Tewksbury

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

S 1446 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to the residency requirement for the town manager of the town of Tewksbury. Primary sponsor: Barry Finegold (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 91 of the Acts of 2026.

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 Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1446) of Barry R. Finegold and Tram T. Nguyen (by the vote of the town) for legislation relative to the residency requirement for the town manager of the town of Tewksbury. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Barry FinegoldPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Essex and Middlesex
Tram NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18th 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. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 91 of the Acts of 2026
  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor
  3. Enacted
  4. Read third and passed to be engrossed
  5. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  6. Rules suspended
  7. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  8. Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  9. Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
  10. Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  11. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  12. Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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