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H2258 • 2025

An Act relative to the Cotuit Fire District

An Act relative to the Cotuit Fire District

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Kip A. Diggs
Last action
2026-03-16
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act relative to the Cotuit Fire District

An Act relative to the Cotuit Fire District By Representative Diggs of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the Cotuit Fire District By Representative Diggs of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2258) of Kip A.
  • Diggs relative to the Cotuit Fire District.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-16 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-03-16 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  3. 2026-03-16 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2026

  4. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  5. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  7. 2025-09-22 Senate

    Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

  8. 2025-09-18 House

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  9. 2025-07-23 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  10. 2025-07-23 House

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-07-23 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  12. 2025-07-10 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  13. 2025-05-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  14. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

  15. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the Cotuit Fire District
By Representative Diggs of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2258) of Kip A. Diggs relative to the Cotuit Fire District. Municipalities and Regional Government.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2258

Chapter 328 of the acts of 1926, as most recently amended by chapter 26 of the acts of 2000, is hereby further amended by inserting after section 5H the following section:-

Section 5I. The board of water commissioners may recommend improvements on private property, with prior written approval of the property owners, and seek funds by vote of the district, to protect and enhance the quality of the water supply for the benefit of the residents of Cotuit.

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