Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5600: establishing the term of office for the town manager of the town of Bridgewater
Status: Passed one chamber, September 21, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 30, 2026:
SECTION 1. Article IV of the charter of the city known as the town of Bridgewater, which is on file with the state archivist, as provided by section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out section 4-1 and inserting in place thereof the following section:- Section 4-1. Appointment, Qualifications, Term of Office The town council shall appoint by a majority vote of the full town council, a town manager for a term not to exceed three (3) years, which may be renewed for additional terms of up to three (3) years each upon a majority vote of the full town council, subject to the procedures for appointment and removal outlined in this article. The town manager shall be a person of proven administrative ability, especially qualified by education and training with prior experience as a city or town manager or an assistant city or town manager or the equivalent public or private sector level experience. The town council may from time to time establish additional qualifications as deemed necessary and appropriate. The town manager shall devote full-time to the duties of the office and shall not hold any other elective or appointive office in the town, nor shall the town manager engage in other business unless such business is approved in advance by …
Sponsors
- Dennis Gallagher (D)
Latest actions
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : 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
- : New draft of H5545
- : Reported from the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (July 23, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5600?
- H5600 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): establishing the term of office for the town manager of the town of Bridgewater.
- What is the status of H5600?
- Passed one chamber as of September 21, 2026. Latest action: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (September 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5600?
- Dennis Gallagher (D).
- Where is the official record for H5600?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5600
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