H4253 • 2025

An Act relative to elected terms and municipal years

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Sponsor: Daniel J. Ryan
Last action: 2025-09-04
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to elected terms and municipal years

An Act relative to elected terms and municipal years By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to elected terms and municipal years By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
4253) of Daniel J.
Ryan (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to terms of elected office in the city of Boston.
Municipalities and Regional Government.

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Bill History

2025-09-04 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2025-09-04 House
Rules suspended
2025-09-04 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2025-08-14 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-07-29 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-07-29 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:15 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-07-29 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-07-17 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
2025-07-10 Senate
Senate concurred
2025-07-07 House
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to elected terms and municipal years
By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4253) of Daniel J. Ryan (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to terms of elected office in the city of Boston. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.4253

SECTION 1. Section 8 of chapter 452 of the acts of 1948 is hereby amended by striking out the words “the first Monday of January” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the first weekday after the second day in January.

SECTION 2. Section 9 of said chapter 452 is hereby amended by striking out the words “the first Monday in January” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the first weekday after the second day in January.

SECTION 3. Said section 9 of said chapter 452 is hereby further amended by striking out the words “the first Monday of the January” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the first weekday after the second day in January.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect starting with the elected terms and the municipal year that begins on January 5, 2026.

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