Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4312: An Act relative to charter changes for the town of Longmeadow
Status: Signed into law, June 22, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 23, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 2-10 of the charter of the town of Longmeadow, as on file with the state archivist, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 subsections:- (c) No officer of the town or member of any board, commission or other committee of the town, whether elected or appointed, and no town or school employee, shall be a member of the finance committee with the exception of subsection (d) below. (d) The finance committee shall appoint one member to serve on the Town’s Capital Planning and Building Committee, pursuant to section 7-7 of the charter . SECTION 2. Section 3-2 of said charter is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:- (f) Municipal Light Board - The select board shall be the municipal light board of the town and shall have all the powers and duties given to municipal light boards under Chapter 164 of the Massachusetts General Laws, provided that the select board shall further have the authority, at their discretion, to appoint a municipal light board in their stead, consisting of three members, with each member serving a three-year term, such terms to be staggered upon their initial appointment, with one member initially appointed for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, and with each …
Sponsors
- Brian Ashe (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- : 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
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (August 25, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4312?
- H4312 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to charter changes for the town of Longmeadow.
- What is the status of H4312?
- Signed into law as of June 22, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2026 (June 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4312?
- Brian Ashe (D).
- Where is the official record for H4312?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4312
Source: official Massachusetts record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.