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H3912 • 2025

An Act increasing the membership of the board of health of the town of Marblehead from three members to five

An Act increasing the membership of the board of health of the town of Marblehead from three members to five

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Armini, Jennifer Balinsky
Last action
2025-12-18
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 90 of the Acts of 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act increasing the membership of the board of health of the town of Marblehead from three members to five

An Act increasing the membership of the board of health of the town of Marblehead from three members to five By Representative Armini of Marblehead and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act increasing the membership of the board of health of the town of Marblehead from three members to five By Representative Armini of Marblehead and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3912) of Jennifer Balinsky Armini and Brendan P.
  • Crighton (by vote of the town) that the town of Marblehead be authorized to increase the membership of the board of health in said town from three members to five.
  • 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. 2025-12-18 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 90 of the Acts of 2025

  2. 2025-12-15 House

    Re-enacted

  3. 2025-12-15 Senate

    Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor

  4. 2025-12-11 Senate

    Rules suspended

  5. 2025-12-11 Senate

    Governor's amendment adopted

  6. 2025-12-04 House

    Governor's amendment considered (in the form approved by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading)

  7. 2025-12-04 House

    Governor's amendment adopted

  8. 2025-12-01 House

    For message, see H4798

  9. 2025-12-01 House

    Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

  10. 2025-11-26 House

    Governor returned to the House with amendment

  11. 2025-11-17 House

    Enacted

  12. 2025-11-17 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  13. 2025-11-13 Senate

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  14. 2025-09-02 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  15. 2025-09-02 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  16. 2025-08-18 Senate

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  17. 2025-08-14 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  18. 2025-07-23 House

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

  19. 2025-07-23 House

    Rules suspended

  20. 2025-07-23 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  21. 2025-07-14 House

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

  22. 2025-05-05 Joint

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

  23. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Senate concurred

  24. 2025-03-17 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act increasing the membership of the board of health of the town of Marblehead from three members to five
By Representative Armini of Marblehead and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3912) of Jennifer Balinsky Armini and Brendan P. Crighton (by vote of the town) that the town of Marblehead be authorized to increase the membership of the board of health in said town from three members to five. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3912

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the number of members of the board of health of the town of Marblehead shall be increased from 3 members to 5 members, with the select board annually electing a chairperson from among its members.

SECTION 2. At the first annual town election to occur following the effective date of this act, 3 board of health members shall be elected. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes in that election shall serve a 3-year term. The candidate receiving the second highest number of votes shall serve a 2-year term. The candidate receiving the third highest number of votes shall serve a 1-year term. Thereafter, as the terms of the board members expire, successors shall be elected for terms of 3 years.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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