H4738 • 2025

An Act regarding special meetings of the Holyoke City Council

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Sponsor: Patricia A. Duffy
Last action: 2026-04-15
Official status: Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act regarding special meetings of the Holyoke City Council

An Act regarding special meetings of the Holyoke City Council By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act regarding special meetings of the Holyoke City Council By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
4738) of Patricia A.
Duffy (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to special meetings of the city council of the city of Holyoke.
Municipalities and Regional Government.

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Bill History

2026-04-15 Senate
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-04-06 Senate
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-04-02 House
Read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-03-16 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-03-16 House
Rules suspended
2026-03-16 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-03-12 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-03-03 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-02-12 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222
2026-01-07 Senate
Senate concurred
2025-11-10 House
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act regarding special meetings of the Holyoke City Council
By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4738) of Patricia A. Duffy (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to special meetings of the city council of the city of Holyoke. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.4738

SECTION 1: Section 12 of the City of Holyoke Charter shall be amended by deleting the current section in its entirety.

SECTION 2: Section 12 of the City of Holyoke Charter shall be further amended by adding the following new section:

SECTION 12–Special Meetings of the City Council;

The Mayor or the President of the City Council may at any time call a special meeting of the City Council by causing written notifications thereof, together with a statement of the subjects to be considered thereat, to be electronically delivered to all Council members at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the meeting. Members of the City Council may elect to alternatively receive all such notices by mail, hand delivery to their place of residence, or to their City Hall desk by designating their preference to the Clerk or the Assistant to the City Council.

SECTION 3: So much of Chapter 438 of the Acts of 1896 and Chapter 327 of the Acts of 1936 and acts in amendment thereof and addition thereto, as is inconsistent with this act, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 4: The General Court may make clerical or editorial changes of form only to the bill, unless the Mayor and City Council approve amendments before enactment by the General Court. The Mayor and City Council are hereby authorized to approve amendments which shall be within the scope of the general public objectives of this petition.

SECTION 5: This act shall take effect upon its approval.

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