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An Act authorizing the grant of easements in or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston

Filed by Kevin G. Honan  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026.

H5317  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD5977

18 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-03-26HouseReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
2026-03-26SenateSenate concurred
2026-03-27JointHearing scheduled for 04/08/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222
2026-04-09HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-04-13HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-04-13HouseRules suspended
2026-04-13HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-04-15HouseRules suspended
2026-04-15HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2026-04-16SenateRead, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-04-30SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-04-30SenateRead third (title changed)
2026-04-30SenateBills in the Third Reading report (consolidated with S3033) accepted
2026-04-30SenatePassed to be engrossed
2026-05-20HouseEnacted - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 196)
2026-05-20SenateEnacted -see Roll Call #175 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2026-05-20SenateLaid before the Governor
2026-05-28ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026

2 recorded votes

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2026-05-20SenateNo. 175Enacted -see Roll Call #175 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)39–0
2026-05-20 15:10HouseNo. 196On Enactment Land Taking156–0

1 committee vote

Municipalities and Regional Government (J)  ·  2026-04-09 14:00  ·  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
2026-04-08Municipalities 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)
BTR ReportBills in the Third Reading (S)

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.