Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H3896: An Act providing for recall elections in the town of Berlin
Status: Signed into law, October 14, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 13, 2025:
Section 1. Any holder of an elected office in the Town of Berlin may be recalled, and removed from that office, by the qualified voters of the town as provided in this chapter. Section 2. Any fifty (50) registered voters may initiate a recall petition by filing with the Town Clerk of the Town of Berlin an affidavit containing the name of the officer sought to be recalled and a statement of the grounds for recall. After the Town Clerk has certified the affidavit, the Town Clerk shall within four (4) business days, deliver to the voter first named on the affidavit a sufficient number of copies of petition blanks demanding the recall. These blanks shall be issued by the town clerk with the town clerk's signature and official seal attached to them. They shall be dated and addressed to the Select Board of the town, shall contain the name of the person to whom issued, the name of the person sought to be recalled, the office from which recall is sought, the grounds of recall stated in the affidavit and shall demand the election of a successor to the office. A copy of the petition shall be entered in a record book to be kept in the office of the Town Clerk. The completed recall petition shall be returned …
Sponsors
- Meghan Kilcoyne (D, 12th Worcester) · primary sponsor
- Kennedy, Robyn K. (D, First Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 248 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Common questions
- What is H3896?
- H3896 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act providing for recall elections in the town of Berlin.
- What is the status of H3896?
- Signed into law as of October 14, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 248 of the Acts of 2026 (October 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored H3896?
- Meghan Kilcoyne (D, 12th Worcester), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H3896?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3896
Source: official Massachusetts record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.