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S2957 • 2025

An Act establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton

An Act establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton

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Sponsor
Brady, Michael D.
Last action
2026-03-16
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton

An Act establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton Senate, February 12, 2026 -- Substituted as a new draft (Senator Brady) for the Senate Bill relative to the election of the mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton (Senate, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton Senate, February 12, 2026 -- Substituted as a new draft (Senator Brady) for the Senate Bill relative to the election of the mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton (Senate, No.
  • 2510).
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-16 House

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

  2. 2026-03-16 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-03-16 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-02-17 House

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2026-02-12 Senate

    New draft (Brady) of S2510

  6. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Passed to be engrossed

Official Summary Text

An Act establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton
Senate, February 12, 2026 -- Substituted as a new draft (Senator Brady) for the Senate Bill relative to the election of the mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton (Senate, No. 2510).
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2957

SECTION 1. (a) A candidate for mayor or councilor-at-large in the city of Brockton shall have resided within the city for at least 1 year immediately preceding such candidate’s election. If a person holding the position of mayor or councilor-at-large ceases to reside in the city, such person shall be removed from office and the office declared vacant.

(b) A candidate for ward councilor or school committee member in the city of Brockton shall have resided within the ward for which such candidate is seeking election for at least 1 year immediately preceding such candidate’s election. If a person holding the position of ward councilor or school committee member ceases to reside in the ward for which such person was elected, such person shall be removed from office and the office declared vacant.

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

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