Massachusetts · Bill 2321 · 194th General Court
An Act authorizing the city of Watertown to publish digital legal notices
- Introduced Feb 27, 2025
- In committee Feb 27, 2025
- Passed the House Next
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
By Representatives Owens of Watertown and Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2321) of Steven Owens (with the approval of the city council) for legislation to allow print free digital legal notices for the city of Watertown. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Every action
6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government · Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
- SenateSenate concurred
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 · Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
- CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- CommitteeCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
Roll calls
1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2025 | Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government | Committee report: Favorable with Changes (Ought to Pass) | 11–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Steven OwensD Primary sponsor · District 29th Middlesex
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John J. Lawn, Jr.D Joint sponsor · District 10th Middlesex
From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.