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An Act authorizing the town of Hingham to grant to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts certain parcels of land in the town of Hingham for highway purposes

Filed by Joan Meschino  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H5504  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD6215

11 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-06-08HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2026-06-10HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Transportation
2026-06-11SenateSenate concurred
2026-07-09JointHearing scheduled for 07/14/2026 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
2026-07-20HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2026-07-31HouseCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5640
2026-07-31HouseReferred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
2026-07-31HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
2026-07-31HouseRules suspended
2026-07-31HouseRead second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
2026-07-31HouseNew draft substituted, see H5640

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1An Act authorizing the town of Hingham to grant to the commonwealth of Massachusetts certain parcels of land in the town of Hingham for highway purposesHouse Committee on Ways and MeansAdopted

2 committee votes

Transportation (J)  ·  2026-07-15 17:00  ·  Favorable

favorable · 13

Ways and Means (H)  ·  2026-07-31 18:10  ·  H.5504 “An Act authorizing the town of Hingham to grant to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts certain parcels of land in the town of Hingham for highway purposes” as amended

favorable · 23

no action · 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
2026-07-14Transportation (J)Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
FavorableTransportation (J)
Favorable with AmendmentWays and Means (H)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)

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.