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H4580 • 2025

An Act relative to the select board of the town of Berlin

An Act relative to the select board of the town of Berlin

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Sponsor
Kilcoyne, Meghan K.
Last action
2025-11-13
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the select board of the town of Berlin

An Act relative to the select board of the town of Berlin By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the select board of the town of Berlin By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4580) of Meghan K.
  • Kilcoyne and Robyn K.
  • Kennedy (by vote of the town) relative to the membership of the select board of the town of Berlin.

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. 2025-11-13 House

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

  2. 2025-11-13 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2025-11-13 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2025-10-30 House

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

  5. 2025-10-14 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 02:00 PM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  6. 2025-10-06 Senate

    Senate concurred

  7. 2025-10-02 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the select board of the town of Berlin
By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4580) of Meghan K. Kilcoyne and Robyn K. Kennedy (by vote of the town) relative to the membership of the select board of the town of Berlin. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4580

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the select board of the Town of Berlin shall consist of five members, elected at large by the voters of the Town.

SECTION 2. At the first annual town election following the effective date of this act, three select board members shall be elected. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall serve for a term of three years. The candidate receiving the second highest number of votes shall serve for a term of two years. The candidate receiving the third highest number of votes shall serve for a term of one year. Thereafter, upon the expiration of their terms, members shall be elected for terms of three years.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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