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An Act authorizing the release or exclusion of certain land from conservation restrictions in the town of Deerfield

Filed by Natalie M. Blais  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H4483  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD5027

12 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-08-21HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2025-09-04HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
2025-09-08SenateSenate concurred
2025-10-06JointHearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
2025-10-06JointHearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
2025-12-11HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2026-07-29HouseCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5614
2026-07-29HouseReferred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
2026-07-29HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
2026-07-29HouseRules suspended
2026-07-29HouseRead second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
2026-07-29HouseNew draft substituted, see H5614

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1An Act authorizing the release or exclusion of certain land from conservation restrictions in the town of Deerfield House Committee on Ways and MeansAdopted

2 committee votes

State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)  ·  2025-11-26 12:00  ·  Ought to pass

favorable · 9

no action · 2

Ways and Means (H)  ·  2026-07-28 10:45  ·  H.4483 “An Act authorizing the release or exclusion of certain land from conservation restrictions in the town of Deerfield” as amended

favorable · 32

no action · 2

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
2025-10-14State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)B-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
FavorableState Administration and Regulatory Oversight (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.