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An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game to convey easements over certain parcels of land

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

S3189  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD4014

8 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 State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
2026-07-20HouseHouse concurred
2026-07-24JointHearing scheduled for 07/27/2026 from 04:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
2026-07-30SenateBill reported favorably by committee
2026-07-30SenateRead, rules suspended and read second
2026-07-30SenateNew draft substituted (Fernandes), see S3236

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game to convey easements over certain parcels of landDylan A. FernandesAdopted

1 committee vote

State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)  ·  2026-07-28 16:00  ·  Ought to pass

favorable · 6

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
2026-07-27State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)B-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (J)
FavorableState Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)

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.