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H4007 • 2025

An Act relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem

An Act relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Cruz, Manny
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem

An Act relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem By Representative Cruz of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem By Representative Cruz of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4007) of Manny Cruz (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.
  • [Local Approval Received.]

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. 2026-03-25 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2026

  2. 2026-03-16 House

    Enacted

  3. 2026-03-16 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  4. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  6. 2025-12-31 Senate

    Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

  7. 2025-12-29 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  8. 2025-12-04 House

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

  9. 2025-12-04 House

    Rules suspended

  10. 2025-12-04 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  11. 2025-11-13 House

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

  12. 2025-10-31 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/31/2025 from 11:00 AM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  13. 2025-10-23 Senate

    Senate concurred

  14. 2025-04-07 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem
By Representative Cruz of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4007) of Manny Cruz (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4007

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4 of chapter 138 of the General Laws relative to the number of members that may be appointed to a municipal licensing board to the contrary, the licensing board of the city of Salem shall consist of 3 members and 1 alternate member to be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council. Each member shall be appointed to serve for a term of 3 years and until their successor is chosen and qualified.

SECTION 2. On the effective date of this act, the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council, shall appoint 1 person to serve as an alternate member of the licensing board, who shall serve for a term of 1 year. Upon the expiration of such initial 1-year term appointed pursuant to this section, successor appointees shall serve for a term of 3 years.

SECTION 3. An alternate member shall serve as regular members of the board whenever any regular member is unable to attend a meeting of the board.

SECTION 4.Those persons serving as members of the licensing board on the effective date of this act shall continue to serve as members thereof for a period of 3 years or until the expiration of their term, whichever period is shorter.

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