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H5261 • 2025

An Act amending the town charter in the town of Oxford

An Act amending the town charter in the town of Oxford

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Sponsor
McKenna, Joseph D.
Last action
2026-04-30
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 amending the town charter in the town of Oxford

An Act amending the town charter in the town of Oxford By Representative McKenna of Sutton and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending the town charter in the town of Oxford By Representative McKenna of Sutton and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 5261) of Joseph D.
  • McKenna, Ryan C.
  • Fattman and Paul K.

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  • 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. 2026-04-30 House

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

  2. 2026-04-30 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-04-30 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-04-15 House

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

  5. 2026-03-27 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222

  6. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Senate concurred

  7. 2026-03-16 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act amending the town charter in the town of Oxford
By Representative McKenna of Sutton and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5261) of Joseph D. McKenna, Ryan C. Fattman and Paul K. Frost (by vote of the town) for legislation to amend the town charter in the town of Oxford. 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.5261

SECTION 1. Section 5-2-2 of Chapter 5 of the charter of the Town of Oxford, which is on file in the office of the Archivist of the Commonwealth, is hereby amended by striking out the words “The town manager need not be a resident of the town when appointed, but he shall take up residency within eight months following his appointment.”

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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