H5364 • 2025

An Act further amending Holyoke's residency requirement

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Sponsor: Patricia A. Duffy
Last action: 2026-04-30
Official status: Referred to Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act further amending Holyoke's residency requirement

An Act further amending Holyoke's residency requirement By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act further amending Holyoke's residency requirement By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
5364) of Patricia A.
Duffy (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Holyoke be authorized to further regulate residency requirements in said city.
Municipalities and Regional Government.

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Bill History

2026-04-30 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in B-1
2026-04-13 Senate
Senate concurred
2026-04-09 House
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act further amending Holyoke's residency requirement
By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5364) of Patricia A. Duffy (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Holyoke be authorized to further regulate residency requirements in said city. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

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Bill H.5364

SECTION 1: Section 46 of the Holyoke City Charter shall be amended by deleting the entire section and inserting the following:

“Sec. 46: Officer ceasing to be a resident; conviction of crime.

Any elected office established by or under this act shall become vacant if the incumbent ceases to be a resident of the city. The conviction of the incumbent in any elected or appointed office established by or under this act of a crime punishable by imprisonment shall operate to create a vacancy in the office held by such incumbent.

SECTION 2: 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 3: This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.

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