S2678
An Act validating the proceedings at the Millbury annual town meeting
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Bill overview
This bill, Chapter 95 of the Acts of 2025, validates the proceedings of the Millbury annual town meeting. The emergency clause was invoked to ensure compliance with housing mandates. The legislation was approved by the Senate and House of Representatives and signed into law by the Governor.
Key provisions
- Validates the proceedings of the Millbury annual town meeting.
- Addresses housing mandates.
- Was enacted into law by the Massachusetts General Court.
- Required an emergency declaration to ensure timely implementation.
- Passed both the Senate and House of Representatives.
- Signed into law by the Governor.
Who is affected
- Town of Millbury
- Residents of Millbury
- Massachusetts State Government
- Housing Mandate Recipients
Notable changes
- The bill validates existing town meeting proceedings.
- It ensures compliance with statutory housing mandates.
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Primary sponsor
Maura T. Healey
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Bill S.2678 194th (Current)
An Act validating the proceedings at the Millbury annual town meeting
Senate, October 30, 2025 -- Message from Her Excellency the Governor (pursuant to the provisions of Article II, Section 8, Paragraph 1, Clause (2) of the Amendments to the Constitution, as appearing in Article LXXXIX of said Amendments) recommending legislation to validating the proceedings at the Millbury Annual Town Meeting.
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Bill Information
Sponsor: Maura T. Healey
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to ensure compliance with statutory housing mandates by the town of Millbury, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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Displaying 15 actions for Bill S.2678
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 10/30/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Election Laws |
| 11/3/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 11/6/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 11/20/2025 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee |
| 11/20/2025 | Senate | Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 12/4/2025 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 12/4/2025 | Senate | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 12/8/2025 | House | Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 12/11/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 12/11/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 12/11/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 12/22/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 12/24/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 12/24/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 12/31/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 95 of the Acts of 2025 |
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