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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts authorizes Cotuit Fire District to fund local historical society
Last action · March 25, 2026: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2026Sponsor: Kip Diggs
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What This Bill Does
Cotuit Fire District is authorized to raise, appropriate, and transfer funds to The Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit, Inc. for operational needs, programming, and preservation services.
Local taxpayers in the district may see municipal funds allocated toward the private historical society's operations and preservation efforts under this new statutory authority.
Who It Affects
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Cotuit Fire District
The district gains the legal authority to raise, appropriate, and transfer funds to the historical society.
The Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit, Inc.
The organization becomes eligible to receive raised and appropriated funds from the district for operations and preservation.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Mar 25, 2026ExecutiveEnrolledSigned by the Governor, Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2026
- Mar 16, 2026SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
- Mar 16, 2026HouseEnacted
- Mar 12, 2026SenateFloorRead second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- Mar 12, 2026SenateRules suspended
- Mar 12, 2026SenateCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
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- Sep 8, 2025SenateCommitteeRead; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
- Sep 4, 2025HouseFloorRead third and passed to be engrossed
- Jul 23, 2025HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
- Jul 23, 2025HouseRules suspended
- Jul 23, 2025HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Jul 10, 2025HouseCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- May 5, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
- Feb 27, 2025SenateSenate concurred
- Feb 27, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
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