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An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land of the town situated in the town of Billerica for recreational purposes for the purposes of constructing the Yankee Doodle Bike Path

Filed by Marc T. Lombardo  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H4440  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD4854

10 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-08-21HouseReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
2025-08-25SenateSenate concurred
2025-09-04JointHearing scheduled for 09/04/2025 from 03:10 PM-01:30 PM in Written Testimony Only
2025-09-22HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2026-06-10HouseCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill, see H5492
2026-06-10HouseReferred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
2026-06-10HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
2026-06-10HouseRules suspended
2026-06-10HouseRead second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
2026-06-10HouseNew draft substituted, see H5492

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike PathHouse Committee on Ways and MeansAdopted

2 committee votes

Municipalities and Regional Government (J)  ·  2025-09-12 14:00  ·  ought to pass

favorable · 9

no action · 2

Ways and Means (H)  ·  2026-06-09 10:45  ·  H.4440 “An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land of the town situated in the town of Billerica for recreational purposes for the purposes of constructing the Yankee Doodle Bike Path” as amended

favorable · 31

no action · 3

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
2025-09-04Municipalities and Regional Government (J)Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableMunicipalities and Regional Government (J)
Favorable with AmendmentWays and Means (H)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (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.