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An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust

Filed by Cindy F. Friedman  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S3169  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD3961

10 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-06-04SenateReferred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2026-06-29SenateRules suspended
2026-06-29SenateReferred to the committee on Transportation
2026-07-08HouseHouse concurred
2026-07-09JointHearing scheduled for 07/14/2026 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
2026-07-22SenateBill reported favorably by committee
2026-07-22SenateRead, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-07-29SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-07-29SenateRead third
2026-07-29SenateNew draft substituted (Friedman), see S3229

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary TrustCindy F. FriedmanAdopted

1 committee vote

Transportation (J)  ·  2026-07-17 16:00  ·  Ought to pass

favorable · 7

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 (J)
FavorableTransportation (J)

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.