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H4211 • 2025

An Act changing the term of the elected office of moderator in the town of Holden

An Act changing the term of the elected office of moderator in the town of Holden

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Ferguson, Kimberly N.
Last action
2025-11-12
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 61 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 changing the term of the elected office of moderator in the town of Holden

An Act changing the term of the elected office of moderator in the town of Holden By Representative Ferguson of Holden and Senator Durant, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act changing the term of the elected office of moderator in the town of Holden By Representative Ferguson of Holden and Senator Durant, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4211) of Kimberly N.
  • Ferguson (by vote of the town) relative to changing the term of the elected office of moderator in the town of Holden.
  • 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. 2025-11-12 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2025

  2. 2025-11-03 House

    Enacted

  3. 2025-11-03 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  4. 2025-10-30 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2025-10-30 Senate

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  6. 2025-09-22 Senate

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

  7. 2025-09-18 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  8. 2025-08-28 House

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

  9. 2025-08-28 House

    Rules suspended

  10. 2025-08-28 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  11. 2025-08-04 House

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

  12. 2025-07-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  13. 2025-06-12 Senate

    Senate concurred

  14. 2025-06-09 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act changing the term of the elected office of moderator in the town of Holden
By Representative Ferguson of Holden and Senator Durant, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4211) of Kimberly N. Ferguson (by vote of the town) relative to changing the term of the elected office of moderator in the town of Holden. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4211

SECTION 1. Section 4 of the charter of the town of Holden, on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth as provided by section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences: At the first annual town election following acceptance of this act, and annually thereafter, the registered voters shall continue to elect selectmen, district school committee and trustees of Damon Memorial. The registered voters shall elect a moderator to serve a term of three years and, unless otherwise provided by by-law, the moderator shall continue to appoint a finance committee and board of appeals.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding section 1, upon the effective date of this act the elected incumbent moderator of the town of Holden shall serve in that capacity for a period of time equivalent to the remainder of the elected term or sooner resignation, retirement or removal. Thereafter, the elected moderator shall be entitled to serve for a three-year term, pursuant to section 1.

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

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