Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4721: An Act relative to the board of water commissioners of the Dalton fire district
Status: Signed into law, October 22, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 8, 2025:
SECTION 1. Chapter 137 of the acts of 1884, as amended by section 1 of chapter 7 of the acts of 1997, is hereby further amended by striking out section 9 and inserting in place thereof the following section:- Section 9. At the meeting of said fire district called for the acceptance of the act, or at any legal meeting called for this purpose, persons shall be elected by ballot to contract for and superintend the construction and completion of the water works, who shall exercise all rights, powers and privileges for that purpose herein granted, subject however to instructions and directions of the fire district, who shall constitute a board of water commissioners. The said commissioners shall be trustees of the sinking fund herein provided for. Said board of commissioners shall have charge of the water works and may fix the price or rent for the use of water, and may exercise all the rights, powers and authority granted to said district by this act relative to such duties, subject however to such instructions, rules and regulations as said district may impose by its vote, and a majority of said board of commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business relative to the water works and the sinking fund. Any vacancy occurring in said board of commissioners …
Sponsors
- Leigh Davis (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 263 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Votes
- Committee Vote - Senate Committee on Rules (October 14, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (November 25, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4721?
- H4721 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to the board of water commissioners of the Dalton fire district.
- What is the status of H4721?
- Signed into law as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 263 of the Acts of 2026 (November 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4721?
- Leigh Davis (D).
- Where is the official record for H4721?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4721
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