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An Act providing for the exchange of certain park land in the town of Lexington

Filed by Michelle L. Ciccolo  ·  3 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2026.

H4843  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD5427

16 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-12-15HouseReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
2025-12-18SenateSenate concurred
2026-02-12JointHearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222
2026-03-03JointHearing rescheduled to 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in 222 and Virtual. Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-03-12HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-03-23HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-03-23HouseRules suspended
2026-03-23HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-04-27HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2026-04-30SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-05-26SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-05-26SenateRead second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-06-04HouseEnacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 203)
2026-06-04SenateEnacted -see Roll Call #190 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2026-06-04SenateLaid before the Governor
2026-06-10ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2026

2 recorded votes

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2026-06-04SenateNo. 190Enacted -see Roll Call #190 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)39–0
2026-06-04 13:56HouseNo. 203On Enactment Land Taking151–0

1 committee vote

Municipalities and Regional Government (J)  ·  2026-03-06 10:00  ·  ought to pass

favorable · 11

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
2026-03-03Municipalities and Regional Government (J)222, 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)

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.