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An Act relative to a conservation restriction in the town of Middleton

Filed by Bradley H. Jones, Jr.  ·  2 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 170 of the Acts of 2026.

H5463  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD6168

15 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-05-28HouseReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
2026-06-04SenateSenate concurred
2026-06-11JointHearing scheduled for 06/23/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-1
2026-07-01HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-07-02HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-07-02HouseRules suspended
2026-07-02HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-07-13HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2026-07-16SenateRead, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-07-29SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-07-29SenateRead third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
2026-07-30HouseEnacted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 246)
2026-07-30SenateEnacted -see Roll Call #223 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2026-07-30SenateLaid before the Governor
2026-08-05ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 170 of the Acts of 2026

1 recorded vote

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2026-07-30SenateNo. 223Enacted -see Roll Call #223 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)39–0

1 committee vote

Municipalities and Regional Government (J)  ·  2026-06-24 15:00  ·  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
2026-06-23Municipalities and Regional Government (J)A-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)

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.