Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S2957: An Act establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton
Status: Passed one chamber, September 3, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
SECTION 1. (a) A candidate for mayor or councilor-at-large in the city of Brockton shall have resided within the city for at least 1 year immediately preceding such candidate’s election. If a person holding the position of mayor or councilor-at-large ceases to reside in the city, such person shall be removed from office and the office declared vacant. (b) A candidate for ward councilor or school committee member in the city of Brockton shall have resided within the ward for which such candidate is seeking election for at least 1 year immediately preceding such candidate’s election. If a person holding the position of ward councilor or school committee member ceases to reside in the ward for which such person was elected, such person shall be removed from office and the office declared vacant. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Sponsors
- Michael Brady (D, Second Plymouth and Norfolk) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : Amended by substitution of a new text, see H5665
- : Read third, amended by substitution of a new text (H5665) 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
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : New draft (Brady) of S2510
Common questions
- What is S2957?
- S2957 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton.
- What is the status of S2957?
- Passed one chamber as of September 3, 2026. Latest action: Passed to be engrossed (September 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2957?
- Michael Brady (D, Second Plymouth and Norfolk).
- Where is the official record for S2957?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2957
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