The Beacon Hill FYI
House  ·  Senate  ·  Committees  ·  The data

An Act authorizing the conservation commission of the town of Westford to transfer certain easements to the select board of the town of Westford

Filed by James Arciero  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  193rd General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 161 of the Acts of 2024.

H4140  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD4619

21 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2023-10-19HouseReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
2023-10-23SenateSenate concurred
2023-11-07JointHearing scheduled for 11/14/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
2023-12-28HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2024-01-04HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2024-01-04HouseRules suspended
2024-01-04HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2024-01-29HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2024-02-01SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2024-03-14SenateRead second and ordered to a third reading
2024-07-30SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2024-07-30SenateRead third
2024-07-30SenateAmended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2914
2024-07-30SenatePassed to be engrossed
2024-07-31HouseReferred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
2024-07-31HouseRules suspended
2024-07-31HouseHouse concurred in the Senate amendment
2024-07-31HouseEnacted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 171)
2024-07-31SenateEnacted -see Roll Call #230 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2024-07-31SenateLaid before the Governor
2024-08-07ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 161 of the Acts of 2024

2 recorded votes

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2024-07-31SenateNo. 230Enacted -see Roll Call #230 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)39–0
2024-07-31 13:30HouseNo. 171On Enactment Land Taking157–0

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1Authorizing the conservation commission of the town of Westford to transfer certain easements to the select board of the town of WestfordJohn J. CroninAdopted

Public hearing

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2023-11-14Municipalities and Regional Government (J)B-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableMunicipalities and Regional Government (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (S)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.