HB 488 — relative to limiting conflicts of interest and concentrations of power for municipalboard and committee members.
Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
(Second New Title) relative to limiting conflicts of interest and concentrations of power for municipalboard and committee members.
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Amendments
2 amendmentsClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
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Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 03/26/2026; SC 11
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Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:30 am; SC 9
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Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 2
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Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3045h and 2026-0029h: MA DV 320-22 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 64
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FLAM # 2026-0029h (NT) (Rep. Pauer): AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 63
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Amendment # 2025-3045h (NT): AA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 62
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Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3045h (NT) 10/28/2025 (Vote 15-1; RC) HC 51 P. 42
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==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 10/28/2025 11:00 am GP 154
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Full Committee Work Session: 09/24/2025 09:00 am GP 154
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==RECESSED== Executive Session: 09/24/2025 01:00 pm GP 154
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Retained in Committee
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Executive Session: 01/30/2025 02:00 pm LOB 301-303
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Public Hearing: 01/23/2025 01:20 pm LOB 301-303
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Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 3 P. 12
Sponsors
- Walter Spilsbury · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 414 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Walter Spilsbury Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (414)
414 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 414 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 488 do?
- (Second New Title) relative to limiting conflicts of interest and concentrations of power for municipalboard and committee members.
- Who sponsors HB 488?
- HB 488 is sponsored by Walter Spilsbury (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 488?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB 488?
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