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An Act authorizing the Buzzards Bay Water District to convey non-exclusive easements over a certain parcel of land

Filed by Dylan A. Fernandes  ·  2 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 183 of the Acts of 2026.

S3188  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD4013

20 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-06-23SenateReferred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2026-07-16SenateRules suspended
2026-07-16SenateReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
2026-07-20HouseHouse concurred
2026-07-21JointHearing scheduled for 07/22/2026 from 12:00 PM-12:05 PM in A-1
2026-07-30SenateBill reported favorably by committee
2026-07-30SenateRead, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-07-31HouseCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5634, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-07-31HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
2026-07-31HouseRules suspended
2026-07-31HouseRead second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
2026-07-31HouseOrdered to a third reading
2026-07-31HouseRules suspended
2026-07-31HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2026-07-31SenateRules suspended
2026-07-31SenateSenate concurred in the House amendment
2026-07-31HouseEnacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 265)
2026-07-31SenateEnacted -see Roll Call #233 (Yeas 38 to Nays 1)
2026-07-31SenateLaid before the Governor
2026-08-07ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 183 of the Acts of 2026

1 recorded vote

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2026-07-31SenateNo. 233Enacted -see Roll Call #233 (Yeas 38 to Nays 1)38–1

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1An Act authorizing the Buzzards Bay Water District to convey certain non-exclusive easements over a certain parcel of landHouse Committee on Ways and MeansAdopted

2 committee votes

Municipalities and Regional Government (J)  ·  2026-07-23 12:00  ·  Ought to pass

favorable · 6

Ways and Means (H)  ·  2026-07-31 18:10  ·  S.3188 “An Act authorizing the Buzzards Bay Water District to convey non-exclusive easements over a certain parcel of land” 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
2026-07-22Municipalities and Regional Government (J)A-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (J)
FavorableMunicipalities and Regional Government (J)
Favorable with AmendmentWays and Means (H)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)

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.