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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

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Sponsor
Healey, Maura T.
Last action
2026-05-07
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
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An Act validating certain proceedings of the town of Stow

An Act validating certain proceedings of the town of Stow Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

What This Bill Does

  • An Act validating certain proceedings of the town of Stow Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-07 Senate

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

  2. 2026-05-04 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  3. 2026-04-09 House

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

  4. 2026-04-09 House

    Rules suspended

  5. 2026-04-09 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  6. 2026-04-08 House

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

  7. 2026-03-12 Joint

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

  8. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Senate concurred

  9. 2026-02-17 House

    Referred to the committee on Election Laws

Official Summary Text

An Act validating certain proceedings of the town of Stow
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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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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