Massachusetts · Bill 4621 · 194th General Court

An Act changing the board of selectmen in the town of Boylston to select board

H 4621 Sponsored by Meghan K. Kilcoyne Became law

  1. Introduced Oct 16, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 16, 2025
  3. Passed the House Dec 31, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Apr 9, 2026
  5. To the governor Apr 13, 2026
  6. Became law Apr 19, 2026

What it does

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

By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4621) of Meghan K. Kilcoyne and Robyn K. Kennedy (by vote of the town) relative to changing the board of selectmen in the town of Boylston to select board. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Every action

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

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government · Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 10/31/2025 from 11:00 AM-02:00 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 · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  6. HouseRules suspended
  7. HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
  8. HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
  1. SenateRead, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
  2. SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
  3. SenateRead third (title changed)
  4. SenateBills in the Third Reading report (consolidated with S2648) accepted
  5. SenatePassed to be engrossed
  6. HouseEnacted
  7. SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
  8. GovernorSigned by the Governor, Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2026

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Nov 10, 2025 Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Committee report: Favorable (ought to pass)
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 3

 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.