Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5434: An Act providing for the appointment of associate members of the Planning Board of the town of Tisbury to fill vacancies on the board
Status: Passed one chamber, August 31, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 18, 2026:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of the eleventh paragraph of section 9 of chapter 40A of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the select board and planning board of the town of Tisbury, by majority vote of the combined members of said boards present and voting, may appoint up to two (2) associate members of the planning board, for terms of five years. In the case of the absence, inability to act or conflict of interest on the part of any members of the planning board of the town of Tisbury or in the event of one or more vacancies on the planning board, the chair of the planning board may designate one or both associate members of the planning board to sit on the planning board for the purposes of acting on any matter under its jurisdiction including, but not limited to, a matter coming under its jurisdiction pursuant to chapter 41 or chapter 40A of the General Laws. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Sponsors
- Thomas Moakley (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
- : 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
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (June 24, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5434?
- H5434 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act providing for the appointment of associate members of the Planning Board of the town of Tisbury to fill vacancies on the board.
- What is the status of H5434?
- Passed one chamber as of August 31, 2026. Latest action: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (August 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5434?
- Thomas Moakley (D).
- Where is the official record for H5434?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5434
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