Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4293: An Act establishing an economic development special revenue account for the town of Hopkinton
Status: Signed into law, August 21, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 17, 2025:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 53 of chapter 44 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Hopkinton shall establish in the town treasury a special revenue account to be known as the Economic Development Special Revenue Fund, into which shall be deposited certain receipts comprised of the total local meals tax received annually by the town under subsections (b) and (c) of section 2 of chapter 64L of the General Laws. The fund shall be used to support economic development projects, activities, operations and administration in the town of Hopkinton, including those that stimulate economic growth, attract and retain businesses, and improve infrastructure. (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount of the local meals tax collected under said section 2 of said chapter 64L by the town for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be credited to the Economic Development Special Revenue Fund and shall be subject to further appropriation by a majority vote of the town meeting. (c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any interest accruing on any amount on deposit in the Economic Development Special Revenue Fund shall be credited to the general fund of the town of Hopkinton. (d) Nothing in …
Sponsors
- James Arena-DeRosa (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 191 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, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (July 31, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4293?
- H4293 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act establishing an economic development special revenue account for the town of Hopkinton.
- What is the status of H4293?
- Signed into law as of August 21, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 191 of the Acts of 2026 (August 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4293?
- James Arena-DeRosa (D).
- Where is the official record for H4293?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4293
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