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Massachusetts General Court · H5317 · Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026

An Act authorizing the grant of easements in or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston

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Officially: “An Act authorizing the grant of easements in or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston Read the full text

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194th General Court

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Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government · Mar 26, 2026

House

Senate concurred · Mar 26, 2026

Senate

Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222 · Mar 27, 2026

Joint

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling · Apr 9, 2026

House

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting · Apr 13, 2026

House

Rules suspended · Apr 13, 2026

House

Read second and ordered to a third reading · Apr 13, 2026

House

Rules suspended · Apr 15, 2026

House

Read third and passed to be engrossed · Apr 15, 2026

House

Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading · Apr 16, 2026

Senate

Taken out of the Orders of the Day · Apr 30, 2026

Senate

Read third (title changed) · Apr 30, 2026

Senate

Bills in the Third Reading report (consolidated with S3033) accepted · Apr 30, 2026

Senate

Passed to be engrossed · Apr 30, 2026

Senate

Enacted - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 196) · May 20, 2026

House

Enacted -see Roll Call #175 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) · May 20, 2026

Senate

Laid before the Governor · May 20, 2026

Senate

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026 · May 28, 2026

Executive

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Kevin G. Honan

Recorded votes

On Enactment Land TakingHouse · 2026-05-20 · YEAS 156, NAYS 0, N/V 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Massachusetts legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026 (May 28, 2026).