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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts updates the membership requirements for the Quabbin Watershed Advisory Committee
Last action · September 4, 2026: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 205 of the Acts of 2026Sponsor: Jake Oliveira
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What This Bill Does
Massachusetts enacted a new draft bill altering the membership structure of the Quabbin Watershed Advisory Committee.
Changes who sits on the advisory panel overseeing the Quabbin watershed, affecting how regional stakeholder interests are represented in watershed management decisions.
Who It Affects
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Quabbin Watershed Advisory Committee members
The composition and membership criteria of the committee are altered by the new legislation.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
12 actions- Sep 4, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSigned by the Governor, Chapter 205 of the Acts of 2026
- Aug 27, 2026SenateFloorEnacted and laid before the Governor
- Aug 27, 2026HouseFloorEnacted
- Aug 24, 2026HouseFloorRead third and passed to be engrossed
- Jul 27, 2026HouseFloorRead second and ordered to a third reading
- Jul 27, 2026HouseRules suspended
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- Jul 27, 2026HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Jul 27, 2026HouseReported from the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Jun 29, 2026HouseCommitteeRead; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Jun 25, 2026SenateFloorPassed to be engrossed
- Jun 25, 2026SenateSubstituted as a new draft for S652
- Jun 25, 2026SenateReported from the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
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