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Governor files bill to 'empower municipalities'; sections referred to committees
Summary
A message from the governor recommending legislation described as empowering municipalities and local governments (House No. 56) was filed with the House clerk Jan. 31, 2025, and sections of the bill were referred to three standing committees under House rules.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives received a message from the governor recommending legislation described as empowering municipalities and local governments (House No. 56), the House clerk announced Jan. 31, 2025. Under House rule 30, portions of the filing were referred to three standing committees for further consideration.
The filing was entered in the clerk’s office on Jan. 31, 2025, and the House applied Rule 30 to divide the bill’s sections among committees. Sections 1–17, 20–44, 73–82 and 87 were referred to the Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government; sections 18, 19, 83, 84 and 88 were referred to the Committee on Public Service; and sections 45–72, 85 and 86 were referred to the Committee on Revenue. The referral was announced during the House’s opening business and recorded by the clerk.
The action was procedural: the filing and the committee referrals were taken under existing chamber rules and no public hearing or floor debate on the substance of House No. 56 occurred in the transcripted portion of the session. The transcript does not include text of the proposed bill or details on its specific provisions, funding implications, or implementation timeline.
The clerk’s announcement and the referral under Rule 30 set the next formal steps: committee assignment for review, and any subsequent committee hearings or reports will determine whether the measure advances to further readings before the full House.
