KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Massachusetts

H4348 • 2025

An Act relative to a cemetery in the town of Norton

An Act relative to a cemetery in the town of Norton

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Howitt, Steven S.
Last action
2025-10-30
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 50 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 relative to a cemetery in the town of Norton

An Act relative to a cemetery in the town of Norton By Representatives Howitt of Seekonk and Chaisson of Foxborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to a cemetery in the town of Norton By Representatives Howitt of Seekonk and Chaisson of Foxborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4348) of Steven S.
  • Howitt and Paul R.
  • Feeney (by vote of the town) that the town of Norton be authorized to pay a certain unpaid bill.

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. 2025-10-30 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 50 of the Acts of 2025

  2. 2025-10-23 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  3. 2025-10-22 House

    Enacted

  4. 2025-10-20 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2025-10-20 Senate

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  6. 2025-10-06 Senate

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

  7. 2025-10-02 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  8. 2025-09-11 House

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

  9. 2025-09-11 House

    Rules suspended

  10. 2025-09-11 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  11. 2025-09-08 House

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

  12. 2025-08-14 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 08/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  13. 2025-07-31 Senate

    Senate concurred

  14. 2025-07-28 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to a cemetery in the town of Norton
By Representatives Howitt of Seekonk and Chaisson of Foxborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4348) of Steven S. Howitt and Paul R. Feeney (by vote of the town) that the town of Norton be authorized to pay a certain unpaid bill. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
×

Bill H.4348

SECTION 1. The treasurer of the Town of Norton may pay from sums appropriated unpaid bills incurred by the town in the amount of $34,001.00 to Ryan Asphalt Paving, LLC, for the work performed in connection with the driveway pavement projects at the Timothy Plains Cemetery notwithstanding the failure of the town to comply with the laws relative to procurement and competitive bidding in the awarding of the contracts for completion of the work.

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

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The General Court provides this information as a public service and while we endeavor to keep the data accurate and current to the best of our ability, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

Close