Masonic ByLaws Committee

The Masonic ByLaws Committee is comprised of 3 men designated by the Worshipful Master.  There is a Chairman of the Committee and 2 members.

Prior to beginning work to amend your current ByLaws, the committee should be familiar with their Grand Lodge ByLaws.  If your lodge library does not contain a current copy of your Grand Lodge ByLaws, contact your Grand Lodge Secretary to request a copy, as all subordinate lodge ByLaws must be in accordance with your Grand Lodge Bylaws.

Masonic ByLaws committee members are responsible for:
 

• Reviewing current ByLaws and creating proposed amendments.
• Reading of any proposed amendments deemed necessary during a stated meeting.
• Providing the amendments to the Secretary in writing
   

The Secretary will read the proposed amendments to the lodge on the 2^nd and 3^rd stated closed communications.  (See your lodge’s ByLaws, as they may differ, somewhat.)

Lodge Ballot:  After the 3^rd communication, the proposed amendments are voted upon by the members.  If approved, they must be retyped, dated, printed and the updated ByLaws made available to each of the brethren.

Annual Review:  Typically, the ByLaws update is reviewed once a year.  The most opportune time for many lodges to review their ByLaws is at the first annual meeting after the installation of officers and previous to their Grand Lodge Annual Communication.

Mail Proposed Amendments:  The reason the review should be performed at this time is so that any proposed amendments can be mailed with the dues notices to each of the members and not have to create the expense of mailing the Masonic ByLaws Committee proposed changes, separately.

Feel free to print this Masonic Lodge ByLaws Committee page for your notebook, bookmark this page or e-mail its URL to send to other brethren who may have recently been requested to act on this committee and be in need of its information. 

Each lodge member’s notebook should include a copy of :

• Lodge Member Name and Address Directory – up-to-date
• ByLaws – latest copy
• Budget – for this elected year
• List of all Lodge Committees with committee member names and phone numbers.

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