H5387 • 2025

An Act allowing "print-free" digital legal notices for the town of Westford

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Sponsor: James Arciero
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 allowing "print-free" digital legal notices for the town of Westford

An Act allowing "print-free" digital legal notices for the town of Westford By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act allowing "print-free" digital legal notices for the town of Westford By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
5387) of James Arciero (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize print-free digital legal notices in the town of Westford.
Municipalities and Regional Government.
[Local Approval Received.] Status: Referred to Joint Committee on 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
2026-04-27 Senate
Senate concurred
2026-04-23 House
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act allowing "print-free" digital legal notices for the town of Westford
By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5387) of James Arciero (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize print-free digital legal notices in the town of Westford. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

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Bill H.5387

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 13 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, wherever the Town of Westford or Westford public schools or their subdivisions, committees, boards, commissions or offices are required by statute, ordinance, by-law or judicial order to publish a legal notice in a newspaper or newspaper of general circulation, such requirement may be met through 1 or more of the following means: (i) a print newspaper of local or general circulation; (ii) a newspaper’s website; (iii) websites reporting local news and opinion which satisfy all criteria for digital publication as set forth in said subsection (c) of said section 13 of said chapter 4; (iv) a statewide website that may be maintained as a repository for such notices; or (v) a town-wide website that may be maintained as a repository for such notices.

SECTION 2. Nothing set forth in this act shall be construed to alter or amend the time or timing of publication of legal notices set forth in the General Laws.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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