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H5129 • 2025

An Act validating certain proceedings of the town of Stow

An Act validating certain proceedings of the town of Stow

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Healey, Maura T.
Last action
2026-06-22
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 108 of the Acts of 2026
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act validating certain proceedings of the town of Stow

An Act validating certain proceedings of the town of Stow

What This Bill Does

  • An Act validating certain proceedings of the town of Stow

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-22 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 108 of the Acts of 2026

  2. 2026-06-15 House

    Enacted

  3. 2026-06-15 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  4. 2026-06-11 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2026-06-11 Senate

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  6. 2026-05-07 Senate

    Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

  7. 2026-05-04 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  8. 2026-04-09 House

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

  9. 2026-04-09 House

    Rules suspended

  10. 2026-04-09 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  11. 2026-04-08 House

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

  12. 2026-03-12 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 03/24/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  13. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Senate concurred

  14. 2026-02-17 House

    Referred to the committee on Election Laws

Official Summary Text

An Act validating certain proceedings of the town of Stow

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Bill H.5129

SECTION 1: Notwithstanding section 10 of chapter 39 of the General Laws or any other general or special law or town by-law or charter provision to the contrary, all acts, proceedings and votes taken by the town of Stow at its special town meeting on October 27, 2025, and all actions taken pursuant thereto, are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed to the same extent as if notice of the meeting had been posted and published as required by law.

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

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