Salem Licensing Board Composition

State Bills: Massachusetts

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

Massachusetts Governor signed H4007 into law (Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2026), amending the composition of the Salem licensing board. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Manny Cruz and Sen. Joan Lovely, advancing through the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government before enactment.

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What changed

The Massachusetts General Court enacted H4007, which modifies the composition requirements for the City of Salem's licensing board. The bill received local approval and completed its legislative passage through both chambers before being signed by the Governor on March 25, 2026. The legislation is titled 'Relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem' and was assigned Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2026.

This is a local municipal governance matter affecting the structure of Salem's licensing board. Compliance officers at the city level should ensure that the board is reconstituted according to the new composition requirements established by Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2026. No compliance deadlines or penalties are specified in the bill text; the law took effect upon signing.

What to do next

Review Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2026 for new licensing board composition requirements
Implement any changes to board member selection, appointment, or term requirements for Salem's licensing board

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Massachusetts / H4007 Signed by Governor H4007 H Signed by Governor 2026-03-25

Relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem

Relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Bill Details

State Massachusetts

Session 194th General Court

Chamber House

Official Source malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4007

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Action History

2026-03-25 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2026 2026-03-16 S Enacted and laid before the Governor 2026-03-16 H Enacted 2026-03-12 S Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed 2026-03-12 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day 2025-12-31 S Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading 2025-12-29 H Read third and passed to be engrossed 2025-12-04 H Read second and ordered to a third reading 2025-12-04 H Rules suspended 2025-12-04 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting 2025-11-13 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling 2025-10-31 J Hearing scheduled for 10/31/2025 from 11:00 AM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only 2025-10-23 S Senate concurred 2025-04-07 H Referred to the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government