H4781

Authorizing Bridgewater town charter amendment for gender neutral language

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Massachusetts H4781 authorizes a Bridgewater town charter amendment to use gender-neutral language.

Massachusetts H4781 amends the Bridgewater town charter to replace gender-specific pronouns with gender-neutral ones. Specifically, it changes "his" and "him" to "their" and "them" in various sections of the charter. This change aims to make the language more inclusive and reflective of the community's diversity. The amendment will take effect if approved by a majority vote at a town election.

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History

Jul 7

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2026

Jun 29

House

Enacted

Jun 29

Senate

Enacted and laid before the Governor