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H4292 • 2025

An Act amending the charter of the town of Hopkinton to incorporate appointment powers of the board of library trustees

An Act amending the charter of the town of Hopkinton to incorporate appointment powers of the board of library trustees

Enacted

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

Sponsor
James C. Arena-DeRosa
Last action
2026-03-20
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2026
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 amending the charter of the town of Hopkinton to incorporate appointment powers of the board of library trustees

An Act amending the charter of the town of Hopkinton to incorporate appointment powers of the board of library trustees By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending the charter of the town of Hopkinton to incorporate appointment powers of the board of library trustees By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4292) of James C.
  • Arena-DeRosa (by vote of the town) relative to appointment powers of the board of library trustees in the town of Hopkinton.
  • 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. 2026-03-20 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2026

  2. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  3. 2026-03-09 House

    Enacted

  4. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  6. 2025-10-23 Senate

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

  7. 2025-10-20 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  8. 2025-09-08 House

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

  9. 2025-09-08 House

    Rules suspended

  10. 2025-09-08 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  11. 2025-08-14 House

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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 2025-07-24 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  16. 2025-07-21 Senate

    Senate concurred

  17. 2025-07-17 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act amending the charter of the town of Hopkinton to incorporate appointment powers of the board of library trustees
By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4292) of James C. Arena-DeRosa (by vote of the town) relative to appointment powers of the board of library trustees in the town of Hopkinton. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4292

SECTION 1. The charter of the town of Hopkinton, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the Commonwealth as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by deleting paragraph (c) (“Library Director”) in its entirety and replacing it as follows:

(c) Appointments — The Board of Library Trustees may appoint a Library Director, in accordance with the Personnel Policies of the Town. The Board of Library Trustees shall annually set goals for the Library Director with input from the Town Manager.

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