Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4441: An Act amending the charter for the town of Nantucket
Status: Passed both chambers, October 1, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 21, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 2.2 of article II of the charter of the town of Nantucket, as established by chapter 289 of the acts of 1996, as amended, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the words “one year” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- three years. SECTION 2. Section 2.4 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by inserting after the words “Moderator shall appoint a clerk” the following words:- , who shall be a registered voter of the town. SECTION 3. Subsection (b) of section 2.5 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by inserting after the words “after the issuance of the warrant” the following words:- and make a copy of the warrant available on the town website. SECTION 4. Subsection (c) of said section 2.5 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the word “seven” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- fourteen. SECTION 5. Said section 2.5 of said article II of said charter is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:- (d) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the …
Sponsors
- Thomas Moakley (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor's amendment adopted
- : Governor's amendment considered (in the form approved by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading)
- : Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
- : Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
- : For message, see H5680
- : Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (September 12, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4441?
- H4441 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act amending the charter for the town of Nantucket.
- What is the status of H4441?
- Passed both chambers as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Governor's amendment adopted (October 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4441?
- Thomas Moakley (D).
- Where is the official record for H4441?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4441
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