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H4154 • 2025

An Act relative to the town of Richmond Free Public Library

An Act relative to the town of Richmond Free Public Library

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Davis, Leigh
Last action
2025-12-04
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 81 of the Acts of 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the town of Richmond Free Public Library

An Act relative to the town of Richmond Free Public Library By Representative Davis of Great Barrington and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the town of Richmond Free Public Library By Representative Davis of Great Barrington and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4154) of Leigh Davis (by vote of the town) relative to the town of Richmond Free Public Library.
  • 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. 2025-12-04 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 81 of the Acts of 2025

  2. 2025-11-26 House

    Enacted

  3. 2025-11-26 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  4. 2025-11-24 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2025-11-24 Senate

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  6. 2025-10-23 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  7. 2025-09-25 Senate

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

  8. 2025-09-22 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  9. 2025-08-14 House

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

  10. 2025-08-14 House

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-08-14 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  12. 2025-07-16 House

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

  13. 2025-06-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  14. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  15. 2025-05-22 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the town of Richmond Free Public Library
By Representative Davis of Great Barrington and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4154) of Leigh Davis (by vote of the town) relative to the town of Richmond Free Public Library. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4154

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of trustees of the town of Richmond Free Public Library may invest any present or future gifts and donations received by and for the Richmond Free Public Library in a separate interest-bearing account.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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