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H5052 • 2025

An Act relative to town meeting accessibility

An Act relative to town meeting accessibility

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Sponsor
Kenneth I. Gordon
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Referred to House 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 town meeting accessibility

An Act relative to town meeting accessibility By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to town meeting accessibility By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 5052) of Kenneth I.
  • Gordon (by vote of the town) relative to town meeting form of government in the town of Burlington.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.

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. 2026-03-30 House

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

  2. 2026-03-30 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-03-30 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-03-12 House

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

  5. 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

  6. 2026-02-12 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222

  7. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Senate concurred

  8. 2026-02-02 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to town meeting accessibility
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5052) of Kenneth I. Gordon (by vote of the town) relative to town meeting form of government in the town of Burlington. 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.5052

Section 12 of Chapter 686 of the Acts of 1970 is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph -

(h) The Town Meeting shall be accessible by those Town Meeting Members who wish to attend, either in person or remotely via a video conferencing platform, with a maximum of fifteen (15) members attending remotely. This communications platform will allow users to connect using an internet connection and a supported device. Members of these meetings shall be able to be recognized by the Moderator or Chair, and their vote, where applicable, be recorded via the electronic communications platform.

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