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An Act relating to the transfer of interest in land in West Brookfield

Filed by Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 172 of the Acts of 2026.

H5379  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD6040

17 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-04-15HouseReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
2026-04-16SenateSenate concurred
2026-04-30JointHearing scheduled for 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in B-1
2026-05-13JointHearing rescheduled to 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:10 PM in B-1 and Virtual. Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-05-13JointHearing rescheduled to 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:10 AM in B-1 and Virtual. Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-05-18HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-06-08HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-06-08HouseRules suspended
2026-06-08HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-06-22HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2026-06-29SenateRead, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-07-23SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-07-23SenateRead third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
2026-07-29HouseEnacted - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 240)
2026-07-30SenateEnacted -see Roll Call #220 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2026-07-30SenateLaid before the Governor
2026-08-06ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 172 of the Acts of 2026

1 recorded vote

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2026-07-30SenateNo. 220Enacted -see Roll Call #220 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)39–0

1 committee vote

Municipalities and Regional Government (J)  ·  2026-05-14 12:00  ·  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
2026-05-13Municipalities and Regional Government (J)B-1, 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)
Correctly DrawnBills 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.