Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H3911: An Act revising the charter of the town of Millis, as amended
Status: Signed into law, August 4, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 17, 2025:
SECTION 1. The charter of the Town of Millis, originally adopted on May 2, 1977, as subsequently amended by Act of the General Court, is hereby amended by adding a new Section III-5(k), relating to additional authority of the town administrator as follows: k. Shall have the power to approve all payroll and expense warrants for payment of town funds. Such approval shall be sufficient authority to authorize payment of the same by the town treasurer. In the event of the absence of the town administrator, the select board shall approve such warrants. If a vacancy exists in the office of the town administrator, the select board shall approve all such warrants, or, may delegate such responsibility to a temporary town administrator. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. SECTION 3. The General Court may reasonably vary the form and substance of the requested legislation within the scope of the general public objectives of the Home Rule Petition; provided, however, that any such changes or alterations to the text of said legislation shall occur only following consultation with, and approval by of, the Town of Millis Select Board.
Sponsors
- James Arena-DeRosa (D) · primary sponsor
- Marcus Vaughn (R)
- Rebecca Rausch (D, Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 160 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : House concurred in the Senate amendment
- : Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : Amended (Rausch) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3013
- : Read third
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (July 2, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H3911?
- H3911 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act revising the charter of the town of Millis, as amended.
- What is the status of H3911?
- Signed into law as of August 4, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 160 of the Acts of 2026 (August 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored H3911?
- James Arena-DeRosa (D), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H3911?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3911
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