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An Act designating the Weider Park tennis courts as the Kim O'Connell tennis courts

Filed by Rob Consalvo  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 70 of the Acts of 2026.

H4259  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD4715

21 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-05-22HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2025-07-17HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources
2025-07-31SenateSenate concurred
2025-09-26JointHearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2025-10-07JointHearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2025-10-27HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-10-27HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2025-10-27HouseRules suspended
2025-10-27HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2025-11-06HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2025-11-10SenateRead; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
2026-04-09SenateCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-04-09SenateRules suspended
2026-04-09SenateRead second, amended, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-04-13HouseReferred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
2026-04-16HouseHouse concurred in the Senate amendment
2026-04-21HouseEmergency preamble adopted
2026-04-21SenateEmergency preamble adopted
2026-04-21HouseEnacted
2026-04-21SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2026-04-29ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 70 of the Acts of 2026

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1Emergency PreambleMichael F. RushAdopted

2 committee votes

Environment and Natural Resources (J)  ·  2025-10-24 13:54  ·  Should the Committee report the following bill out favorably?

favorable · 8

adverse · 1

no action · 2

Rules (S)  ·  2026-04-08 12:00  ·  Placed in the Orders of the Day

favorable · 7

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2025-10-07Environment and Natural Resources (J)A-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
FavorableEnvironment and Natural Resources (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)
Place in ODRules (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.