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An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting by and through its Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, to grant permanent easements over certain land in the town of Milton for highway purposes

Filed by William J. Driscoll, Jr.  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S2657  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD3004

12 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-06-26SenateReferred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2025-08-14SenateRules suspended
2025-08-14SenateReferred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
2025-10-20HouseHouse concurred
2025-10-27JointHearing scheduled for 11/05/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
2025-10-29JointHearing rescheduled to 11/05/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual. Hearing location changed
2025-12-24SenateReporting date extended to Saturday January 31, 2026
2026-01-15SenateBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2026-02-25SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S2968
2026-02-26SenateRules suspended
2026-02-26SenateRead second
2026-02-26SenateNew draft substituted, see S2968

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting by and through its Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, to grant permanent easements over certain land in the town of Milton for highway purposesSenate Committee on Ways and MeansAdopted

2 committee votes

State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)  ·  2026-01-06 12:00  ·  Ought to pass

favorable · 5

no action · 1

Ways and Means (S)  ·  2026-02-23 11:00  ·  Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft

favorable · 16

reserve right · 2

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
2025-11-05State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)B-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (J)
FavorableState Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)
Favorable with AmendmentWays and Means (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.