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H4170 • 2025

An Act relative to the office of ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough

An Act relative to the office of ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Gregoire, Danielle W.
Last action
2025-11-19
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2025
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 office of ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough

An Act relative to the office of ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough By Representatives Gregoire of Marlborough and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the office of ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough By Representatives Gregoire of Marlborough and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4170) of Danielle W.
  • Gregoire and Carmine Lawrence Gentile (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to a vacancy in the office of ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough.
  • Election Laws.

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. 2025-11-19 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2025

  2. 2025-11-13 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  3. 2025-11-12 House

    Enacted

  4. 2025-11-10 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2025-11-10 Senate

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

  6. 2025-10-30 Senate

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

  7. 2025-10-27 House

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

  8. 2025-10-27 House

    Rules suspended

  9. 2025-10-27 House

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

  10. 2025-10-15 House

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

  11. 2025-06-27 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1

  12. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Senate concurred

  13. 2025-05-29 House

    Referred to the committee on Election Laws

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the office of ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough
By Representatives Gregoire of Marlborough and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4170) of Danielle W. Gregoire and Carmine Lawrence Gentile (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to a vacancy in the office of ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4170

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 59A of chapter 43 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the current vacancy in the office of ward 7 councilor shall not be filled by a special municipal election and instead shall be filled by a majority of vote of the city council of the city of Marlborough to appoint the person elected to the office of ward 7 councilor at the regular 2025 municipal election to fill the remainder of the unexpired term.

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

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