[The following table lists Special Acts and resolves applicable to the City of Springfield.]
Act
Chapter
Subject Matter
Ch. 43
An Act exempting the leasing of certain land in the City of Springfield from certain bidding laws
Ch. 44
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to lease certain property
Ch. 36
An Act authorizing the sale and conveyance of certain conservation land in the City of Springfield
1995
Ch. 113
An Act establishing a liability insurance fund for the Water Department of the City of Springfield
Ch. 112
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to pay or provide for certain costs related to the operations, sale, transfer, or closure of Springfield Municipal Hospital
Ch. 156
An Act relative to the issuance of certain bonds and notes by the City of Springfield
Ch. 159
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to use certain open space or park land for other municipal, public, and riverfront development purposes
Ch. 175
An Act providing for an early retirement incentive program for certain employees of the City of Springfield
Ch. 280
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to sell and convey certain park and recreational land together with the sale of the municipal hospital property
Ch. 391
An Act providing for an early retirement incentive program for certain employees of the Springfield Municipal Hospital
Ch. 457
An Act authorizing the Commissioner of the Division of Capital Planning and Operations to enter into certain lease agreements
1997
Ch. 155
An Act authorizing the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission to enter into contracts for the operation and maintenance, lease or sale, and modification of the wastewater treatment plant, sewer, and pump stations
1997
Ch. 40
An Act relative to the acquisition of blighted buildings by the City of Springfield
1998
Ch. 80
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to borrow a certain sum of money for capital improvements to the library and museum buildings
1998
Ch. 312
An Act relative to the qualifications of Commissioner of Code Enforcement in the City of Springfield
1998
Ch. 315
An Act directing the state secretary to place a certain nonbinding question on the biennial state election ballot in the City of Springfield in the current year
1998
Ch. 360
An Act relative to the election of the City Clerk in the City of Springfield
1998
Ch. 428
An Act authoring the Retirement Board of the City of Springfield to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of former police officer Walter C. Juskiewicz (Wanda Y. Juskiewicz)
1998
Ch. 427
An Act authoring the Retirement Board of the City of Springfield to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of former fire fighter Daniel Lawler (Eleanor Lawler)
2000
Ch. 229
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to convey a certain parcel of conservation land
2001
Ch. 45
An Act relative to the Springfield Civic and Convention Center
2001
Ch. 66
An Act authorizing the Commonwealth to acquire conservation restrictions to lands of the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission
2002
Ch. 115
An Act providing for an early retirement incentive program foe certain employees of the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission
2002
Ch. 181
An Act relative to the issuance of pension funding bonds by the City of Springfield
2002
Ch. 261
An Act authoring the City of Springfield to convey a certain parcel of land
2002
Ch. 336
An Act relative to the Board of Licensing Commissioners in the City of Springfield
2003
Ch. 94
An Act relative to drag racing in the City of Springfield
2004
Ch. 160
An Act relative to a pension for a surviving spouse in the City of Springfield (Doris Beauregard-Shecrallah)
2004
Ch. 169
An Act relative to the finance stability in the City of Springfield
2005
Ch. 63
An Act authorizing indemnification of certain officers for actions concerning the City of Springfield
2007
Ch. 117
An Act authorizing the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission to convey certain land
2007
Ch. 125
An Act providing for the election of City Councilors and School Committee persons within the City of Springfield
2008
Ch. 54
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to enter into certain agreements for library purposes
2008
Ch. 468
An Act further providing for the financial stability of the City of Springfield
2010
Ch. 152
An Act exempting the City of Springfield from certain provisions of the General Laws
2012
Ch. 48
An Act relative to outstanding excise tax and the towing of motor vehicles and trailers in the City of Springfield
2013
Ch. 4
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to convey certain park land and to grant a license agreement over certain park land to Unifirst Corporation
2013
Ch. 161
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to exchange parcels of land
2016
Ch. 193
An Act authorizing the change in use of certain park land in the City of Springfield
2016
Ch. 201
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to lease certain land
2016
Ch. 225
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to convey a certain parcel of real property to the Greater Springfield habitat for Humanity
2016
Ch. 230
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to convert certain park land at Emerson Wight Park
2016
Ch. 231
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to transfer a portion of park land at Ruth Elizabeth Park for traffic improvement use
2016
Ch. 242
An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant to the Association for Community Living, Inc., certain parcels of land in the City of Springfield
2018
Ch. 133
An Act authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the City of Springfield
2020
Ch. 89
An Act authorizing the City of Springfield to convert the use of park land at Deberry Park for a new elementary school and to replace it with additional park land in the City of Springfield
2022
Ch. 68
An Act further regulating the filling of vacancies on the City Council of the City of Springfield