Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4347: An Act relative to the Williamstown Library Trustees
Status: Signed into law, October 9, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 28, 2025:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding chapter 78 of the general laws or of any other general or special law or charter provision of the town of Williamstown to the contrary, the terms of office for the board of library trustees for the town of Williamstown shall be staggered as follows: of the four library trustee terms that are up for election in 2028, one of these terms to be chosen by the select board shall be reelected for a one-time term of two years in order to align with the single trustee term that is up for election in 2030, and thereafter, shall resume being a three-year turstee term up for election in 20230; SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Sponsors
- John Barrett (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 237 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 (Mark) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3264
- : Read third (title changed)
- : 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 (August 25, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4347?
- H4347 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to the Williamstown Library Trustees.
- What is the status of H4347?
- Signed into law as of October 9, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 237 of the Acts of 2026 (October 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4347?
- John Barrett (D).
- Where is the official record for H4347?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4347
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