{"Title":"An Act establishing a quorum for town meeting in the town of Framingham","BillNumber":"H4745","DocketNumber":"HD5186","GeneralCourtNumber":189,"PrimarySponsor":{"Id":"CJW1","Name":"Chris Walsh","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/189/LegislativeMembers/CJW1","ResponseDate":"2016-11-29T12:14:53.947"},"Cosponsors":[{"Id":"CJW1","Name":"Chris Walsh","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/189/LegislativeMembers/CJW1","ResponseDate":"2016-11-29T12:14:53.9466667"},{"Id":"KES0","Name":"Karen E. Spilka","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/189/LegislativeMembers/KES0","ResponseDate":"2016-11-29T12:17:36.96"},{"Id":"CLG1","Name":"Carmine L. Gentile","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/189/LegislativeMembers/CLG1","ResponseDate":"2016-11-30T10:12:25.0333333"},{"Id":"T_S1","Name":"Tom Sannicandro","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/189/LegislativeMembers/T_S1","ResponseDate":"2016-11-29T13:58:53.8266667"}],"JointSponsor":null,"BillHistory":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/189/Documents/H4745/DocumentHistoryActions","LegislationTypeName":"Bill","Pinslip":"By Mr. Walsh of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4745) of Chris Walsh and others (by vote of the town) relative to a town meeting quorum in the town of Framingham.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local Approval Received.]","DocumentText":"\tSECTION 1. Section 6 of Chapter 143 of the Acts of 1949 is hereby amended by striking the language “Eighty Town members shall constitute a quorum for doing business” and replacing it with:\r\n\t“The number of town meeting members that constitute a quorum for doing business shall be a majority of those serving as town meeting members.” \r\n","EmergencyPreamble":null,"RollCalls":[],"Attachments":[],"CommitteeRecommendations":[{"Action":"Favorable","FiscalAmounts":[],"Committee":{"CommitteeCode":"J10","GeneralCourtNumber":189,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/189/Committees/J10"},"Votes":[]},{"Action":"Place in OD","FiscalAmounts":[],"Committee":{"CommitteeCode":"H52","GeneralCourtNumber":189,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/189/Committees/H52"},"Votes":[]},{"Action":"Correctly Drawn","FiscalAmounts":[],"Committee":{"CommitteeCode":"H36","GeneralCourtNumber":189,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/189/Committees/H36"},"Votes":[]}],"Amendments":[]}