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H801 • 2025

An Act relative to the town of Cheshire's special election

An Act relative to the town of Cheshire's special election

Elections
Enacted

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

Sponsor
John Barrett, III
Last action
2025-08-20
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the town of Cheshire's special election

An Act relative to the town of Cheshire's special election By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the town of Cheshire's special election By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 801) of John Barrett, III (by vote of the town) for legislation to validate the results of the special election held in the town of Cheshire on August 12, 2024.
  • Election Laws.
  • [Local Approval Received.]

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2025-08-20 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2025

  2. 2025-08-14 House

    Enacted

  3. 2025-08-14 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  4. 2025-08-11 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2025-08-11 Senate

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

  6. 2025-07-28 Senate

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  7. 2025-07-24 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  8. 2025-07-21 House

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

  9. 2025-07-21 House

    Rules suspended

  10. 2025-07-21 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  11. 2025-07-10 House

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

  12. 2025-04-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1

  13. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Election Laws

  14. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the town of Cheshire's special election
By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 801) of John Barrett, III (by vote of the town) for legislation to validate the results of the special election held in the town of Cheshire on August 12, 2024. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.801

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law or by-law to the contrary, all acts and proceedings taken by the Town of Cheshire preceding and related to the August 12, 2024 Special Election and all actions taken pursuant thereto are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed notwithstanding any omissions in procedure or process with respect to the posting of the Special Election Warrant and related voter information.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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