Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S2897: An Act authorizing the town of Berkley to increase the membership of the board of selectmen
Status: Signed into law, July 7, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the board of selectmen of the town of Berkley shall consist of 5 members. Each selectman shall serve for a three-year term. SECTION 2. At the first annual town election following not less than 64 days after the effective date of this section, the town shall elect 2 members in addition to the 1 member otherwise to be elected. The 2 new seats shall be contested separately from the expiring office, with the candidate receiving the highest number of votes to serve a term of 3 years and the candidate receiving the second highest number of votes to serve a term of 2 years. Thereafter, all members of the board of selectmen shall serve terms of 3 years. Selectmen in office on the effective date of this act shall serve until the expiration of their terms. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Sponsors
- Kelly Dooner (R) · primary sponsor
- Norman Orrall (R, 12th Bristol)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 124 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : 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
- : Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (March 6, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S2897?
- S2897 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Berkley to increase the membership of the board of selectmen.
- What is the status of S2897?
- Signed into law as of July 7, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 124 of the Acts of 2026 (July 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2897?
- Kelly Dooner (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S2897?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2897
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