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Massachusetts General Court · H4781 · Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2026

An Act authorizing Bridgewater town charter amendment for gender neutral language

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194th General Court

Where it is

Reported from the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government · Nov 26, 2025

House

New draft of H4578 · Nov 26, 2025

House

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling · Nov 26, 2025

House

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting · Dec 15, 2025

House

Rules suspended · Dec 15, 2025

House

Read second and ordered to a third reading · Dec 15, 2025

House

Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed · Jan 12, 2026

House

Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session · Jan 15, 2026

Senate

Read second and ordered to a third reading · Feb 12, 2026

Senate

Taken out of the Orders of the Day · Jun 25, 2026

Senate

Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed · Jun 25, 2026

Senate

Enacted · Jun 29, 2026

House

Enacted and laid before the Governor · Jun 29, 2026

Senate

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2026 · Jul 7, 2026

Executive

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional GovernmentDennis C. Gallagher
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2026 (Jul 7, 2026).