Massachusetts · Bill 4313 · 194th General Court

An Act allowing "print-free" digital legal notices for the town of North Brookfield

H 4313 Sponsored by Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. In committee

  1. Introduced Jul 23, 2025
  2. In committee Jul 23, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer and Senator Durant, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4313) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., and Peter J. Durant (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize digital legal notices for the town of North Brookfield. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government · Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 08/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM in Written Testimony Only · Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
  4. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  5. 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
  6. HouseRules suspended
  7. 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

DateWhereQuestionResult
Aug 25, 2025 Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Committee report: Favorable (Ought to pass)
Members

Yes · 10

Not voting · 1

 10–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.