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H4309 • 2025

An Act relative to preliminary elections in the town of Longmeadow

An Act relative to preliminary elections in the town of Longmeadow

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Sponsor
Ashe, Brian M.
Last action
2026-05-07
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
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 preliminary elections in the town of Longmeadow

An Act relative to preliminary elections in the town of Longmeadow By Representative Ashe of Longmeadow and Senator Oliveira, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to preliminary elections in the town of Longmeadow By Representative Ashe of Longmeadow and Senator Oliveira, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4309) of Brian M.
  • Ashe (by vote of the town) relative to preliminary elections in the town of Longmeadow.
  • 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. 2026-05-07 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  2. 2026-04-13 Senate

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

  3. 2026-04-09 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  4. 2026-03-16 House

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

  5. 2026-03-16 House

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-03-16 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  7. 2026-02-17 House

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

  8. 2025-10-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  9. 2025-07-24 Senate

    Senate concurred

  10. 2025-07-23 House

    Referred to the committee on Election Laws

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to preliminary elections in the town of Longmeadow
By Representative Ashe of Longmeadow and Senator Oliveira, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4309) of Brian M. Ashe (by vote of the town) relative to preliminary elections in the town of Longmeadow. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4309

SECTION 1. Chapter 5 of the acts of 1988 is hereby repealed.

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

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