Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S3118: An Act providing for the filling of a vacancy on the Groton-Dunstable School Committee
Status: In committee, October 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 11, 2026:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the Groton-Dunstable regional school district agreement, section 16A of chapter 71 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the vacancy in one of the two Dunstable seats on the Groton-Dunstable regional school district committee following the 2026 Dunstable annual town election may be filled by the Dunstable select board and the remaining Dunstable member of the Groton-Dunstable regional school district committee, acting jointly by majority vote, by appointing a member to serve a three-year term until the 2029 Dunstable annual town election.
Sponsors
- Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex) · primary sponsor
- Margaret Scarsdale (D)
Latest actions
- : Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Hearing rescheduled to 07/22/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:25 AM in A-1 <br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- : Hearing rescheduled to 07/22/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:25 PM in A-1 <br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- : Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-1
- : House concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (July 23, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S3118?
- S3118 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act providing for the filling of a vacancy on the Groton-Dunstable School Committee.
- What is the status of S3118?
- In committee as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3118?
- Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S3118?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3118
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