H4621
An Act changing the board of selectmen in the town of Boylston to select board
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Bill overview
This bill changes the name of the governing body in the town of Boylston from ‘Board of Selectmen’ to ‘Select Board’. The change was approved by the town’s residents and subsequently passed by the Massachusetts legislature through both the House and Senate. The bill was enacted into law as Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2026.
Key provisions
- Renames the Board of Selectmen in Boylston to the Select Board.
- The change was approved by the town of Boylston.
- The bill was referred to the Municipalities and Regional Government committee.
- The bill was reported favorably by the committee.
- The bill was read multiple times in both the House and Senate.
- The bill was amended and engrossed.
- The bill was enacted into law.
- The bill was signed by the Governor.
Who is affected
- Town of Boylston
- Residents of Boylston
- Local government officials in Boylston
Notable changes
- The formal name of the town’s governing body is being altered.
- The change was initiated and approved locally.
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Primary sponsor
Meghan K. Kilcoyne
Cosponsors
Meghan K. Kilcoyne
Robyn K. Kennedy
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Bill H.4621 194th (Current)
An Act changing the board of selectmen in the town of Boylston to select board
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.]
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Presenters: Meghan K. Kilcoyne , Robyn K. Kennedy City/Town: Boylston (Local Approval Received)
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Displaying 16 actions for Bill H.4621
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 10/16/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
| 10/20/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 10/31/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/31/2025 from 11:00 AM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only |
| 11/13/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 12/4/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 12/4/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 12/4/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 12/31/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 1/5/2026 | Senate | Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 4/9/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Notice Section of the Calendar |
| 4/9/2026 | Senate | Read third (title changed) |
| 4/9/2026 | Senate | Bills in the Third Reading report (consolidated with S2648) accepted |
| 4/9/2026 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed |
| 4/13/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 4/13/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 4/19/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2026 |
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