Amendment #1 to H4149

Floor Amendment

Mr. Walsh of Peabody moves to amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following 6 sections:

SECTION 1. Chapter 564 of the acts of 1972 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 2. Chapter 8 of the acts of 1985 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. Chapter 207 of the acts of 1988 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 4. Chapter 105 of the acts of 1997 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 5. Chapter 19 of the acts of 2003 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 6. Chapter 223 of the acts of 2022 is hereby repealed.

And further amend the bill in section 1 by striking out, in line 1, the words “SECTION 1” and inserting in place thereof the following words: “SECTION 7”;

And further amend the bill, in lines 923 to 934, inclusive, by striking out subsection (c) of section 10-6 of the charter for the city of Lynn and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:

(c) The administrative code may retain, modify, repeal or replace any provisions of the following special acts relating to the organization of city government: chapter 92 of the acts of 1931 relating to the board of election commissioners; chapter 655 of the acts of 1956 relating to off-street parking; chapter 59 of the acts of 1986 relating to public works; chapter 253 of the acts of 1986 relating to the appointment of health inspectors; chapter 465 of the acts of 1991 relating to the appointment of the animal control officer; chapter 167 of the acts of 1999 relating to the traffic commission; chapter 332 of the acts of 2014 relating to municipal salaries of elected officials; chapter 378 of the acts of 2014 relating to inspectional services; and chapter 203 of the acts of 2024 relating to capital projects. The provisions of a proposed modification, repeal or replacement of any of these special acts shall not become effective until approved by the legislature through a new special act.

And further amend the bill, in said section 1, lines 948 to 950, inclusive, by striking out the first paragraph of section 10-7 of the charter for the city of Lynn.

And further amend the bill by striking out section 2 and inserting in place thereof the following section:

SECTION 8. This act shall take effect upon its passage.