Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4232: An Act relative to the charter of the town of Fairhaven
Status: Signed into law, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 23, 2025:
The following shall be the charter for the town of Fairhaven: ARTICLE I – INCORPORATION & POWERS OF THE TOWN Section 1-1 Authorities and Understandings The Town of Fairhaven Charter defines the government structure under which Fairhaven operates, and that may create local offices; distribute powers, duties, and responsibilities among local offices; and that may establish and define certain procedures to be followed by Fairhaven. Section 1-2 Incorporation The present Town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, within its territorial limits as now or may hereafter be established by law, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate, known as the Town of Fairhaven. Section 1-3 Short Title This document shall be known and may be cited as the Town of Fairhaven Charter. For the purposes of this document, it is referred to as “the Charter.” Section 1-4 Division of Powers The administration of the fiscal, prudential, and municipal affairs of the Town of Fairhaven, with the government thereof, shall be vested in a representative Town Meeting-Select Board-Town Administrator form of government. Section 1-5 Powers of the Town Subject only to express limitations on the exercise of any power or function by a municipal government under the constitution or general laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, it is the intent and purpose of the voters of the Town of Fairhaven, through the …
Sponsors
- Mark Sylvia (D) · primary sponsor
- Mark Montigny (D, Second Bristol and Plymouth)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 71 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 (Montigny) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3059
- : Read third
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (July 25, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4232?
- H4232 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to the charter of the town of Fairhaven.
- What is the status of H4232?
- Signed into law as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2026 (May 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4232?
- Mark Sylvia (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H4232?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4232
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