H4233
An Act amending the charter of the city of Malden
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Bill overview
This bill amends the charter of the city of Malden, Massachusetts. The current version of the charter has been amended to reflect changes made by Senate bill S2808, which was incorporated into the House version of the bill. The final version of the amended charter was signed into law as Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2026.
Key provisions
- Incorporated changes from Senate bill S2808 into the Malden city charter.
- The specific details of the charter amendments are now contained within Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2026.
- The bill was referred to and reported favorably by the House Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.
- The Senate concurred with the House amendments.
- The Governor signed the amended charter into law.
Who is affected
- City of Malden, Massachusetts
- Residents of Malden
- Local government officials in Malden
Notable changes
- The charter was amended to incorporate provisions from Senate bill S2808.
- The original charter was significantly altered.
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Primary sponsor
Steven Ultrino
Cosponsor
Steven Ultrino
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Bill H.4233 194th (Current)
An Act amending the charter of the city of Malden
By Representative Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4233) of Steven Ultrino (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to amending the charter of the city of Malden. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
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Presenter: Steven Ultrino City/Town: Malden (Local Approval Received)
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Displaying 19 actions for Bill H.4233
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 6/23/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
| 6/26/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 7/9/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 8/4/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 9/2/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 9/2/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 9/2/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 9/22/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 9/25/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 12/8/2025 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 12/8/2025 | Senate | Read third |
| 12/8/2025 | Senate | Amended (Lewis) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2808 |
| 12/8/2025 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed |
| 12/11/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading |
| 1/7/2026 | House | House concurred in the Senate amendment |
| 1/8/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 1/8/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 1/15/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2026 |
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