SECTION 1.  Subsection (a) of section 26 of chapter 22 of the acts of 2022 is hereby amended by inserting, after the first sentence therein, the following new sentence:-  For purposes of this section, the use of the term “remote participation” shall include remote representative town meetings that allow, but do not require, in-person participation, with such remote representative town meetings to be referred to as hybrid remote town meetings; any request submitted by a town moderator for a hybrid town meeting must specifically so state.

SECTION 2.  All actions taken during a hybrid remote town meeting held pursuant to section 26 of said chapter 22 and this act, or consistent with said section 26 and this act prior to its passage, are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed to the same extent as if the town meeting had been conducted in person or through fully remote participation, and such actions are in accordance with all other applicable general and special laws, charter provisions, and by-laws.

SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.