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H4301 • 2025

An Act relative to councils on aging

An Act relative to councils on aging

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Sponsor
Aging and Independence
Last action
2025-08-25
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
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An Act relative to councils on aging

An Act relative to councils on aging Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to councils on aging Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-25 House

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

  2. 2025-08-25 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2025-08-25 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2025-07-28 House

    Reported from the committee on Aging and Independence

  5. 2025-07-28 House

    New draft of H765

  6. 2025-07-28 House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to councils on aging
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.4301

SECTION 1: Section 8B of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in lines 2 and 3, after the words “carrying out programs” the following words:- and delivering services.

SECTION 2: Said section 8B of chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “problems of the aging” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- needs of older adults.

SECTION 3: Said section 8B of chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “such clerks” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- staff.

SECTION 4: Said section 8B of chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in lines 9 and 10, after the words “as it may require” the following words:- ; provided, that if the council is an advisory council, the director may appoint staff and other employees as it may require consistent with municipal needs.

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