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MA H 5317

enacted

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

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

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Quick answers

Did MA H 5317 pass?

Yes. MA H 5317 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-28): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 5317 about?

By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5317) of Kevin G. Honan (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Boston be authorized to grant of easements in or takings of certain parcels of land near Joslin Park in said city. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA H 5317?

Kevin G. Honan is the primary sponsor of MA H 5317.

Description

By Representative Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5317) of Kevin G. Honan (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Boston be authorized to grant of easements in or takings of certain parcels of land near Joslin Park in said city. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-28 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kevin G. Honanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-28

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-05-20

    Laid before the Governor

  3. 2026-05-20

    Enacted -see Roll Call #175 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)

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  4. 2026-05-20

    Enacted - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 196 )

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  5. 2026-04-30

    Passed to be engrossed

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  6. 2026-04-30

    Bills in the Third Reading report (consolidated with S3033) accepted

  7. 2026-04-30

    Read third (title changed)

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  8. 2026-04-30

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  9. 2026-04-16

    Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

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  10. 2026-04-15

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  11. 2026-04-15

    Rules suspended

  12. 2026-04-13

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  13. 2026-04-13

    Rules suspended

  14. 2026-04-13

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  15. 2026-04-09

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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  16. 2026-03-27

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

  17. 2026-03-26

    Senate concurred

  18. 2026-03-26

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • H. 5317 On Enactment Land Taking

    2026-05-20 · pass · 156-0

    Member-level votes (158)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Moran, M.: yes
    • Hogan: yes
    • Peisch: yes
    • Moran, F.: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Arciero: yes
    • Arena-DeRosa: yes
    • Armini: yes
    • Arriaga: yes
    • Ashe: yes
    • Ayers: yes
    • Badger: yes
    • Barber: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Biele: yes
    • Bowen: yes
    • Cabral: yes
    • Cahill: yes
    • Cataldo: yes
    • Chan: yes
    • Ciccolo: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Consalvo: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Cusack: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Day: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Diggs: yes
    • Domb: yes
    • Donaghue: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • DuBois: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Farley-Bouvier: yes
    • Field: yes
    • Finn: yes
    • Fiola: yes
    • Flanagan: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Galvin: yes
    • Garballey: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garry: yes
    • Gentile: yes
    • Giannino: yes
    • Gómez: yes
    • González: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Gregoire: yes
    • Haggerty: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Hawkins: yes
    • Hendricks: yes
    • Higgins: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Honan: yes
    • Hong: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Keefe: yes
    • Kerans: yes
    • Kilcoyne: yes
    • Kushmerek: yes
    • LaNatra: yes
    • Lawn: yes
    • LeBoeuf: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Lipper-Garabedian: yes
    • Madaro: yes
    • Mahoney: yes
    • Mendes: yes
    • Meschino: yes
    • Michlewitz: yes
    • Moakley: yes
    • Montaño: yes
    • Moran, J.: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Nguyen: not voting
    • O'Day: yes
    • Ouellette: yes
    • Owens: yes
    • Paulino: yes
    • Philips: yes
    • Plouffe: yes
    • Puppolo: yes
    • Ramos, A.: yes
    • Ramos, O.: yes
    • Reid: not voting
    • Robertson: yes
    • Rogers, D.: yes
    • Rogers, J.: yes
    • Roy: yes
    • Ryan: yes
    • Sabadosa: yes
    • Sangiolo: yes
    • Saunders: yes
    • Scanlon: yes
    • Scarsdale: yes
    • Linsky: yes
    • MacGregor: yes
    • McMurtry: yes
    • Kearney: yes
    • Luddy: yes
    • McGonagle: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Kassner: yes
    • Livingstone: yes
    • Fluker-Reid: yes
    • Schwartz: yes
    • Sena: yes
    • Shand: yes
    • Silvia, A.: yes
    • Sousa: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Sylvia, M.: yes
    • Markey: yes
    • Tarr: yes
    • Tarsky: yes
    • Turco: yes
    • Tyler: yes
    • Ultrino: yes
    • Uyterhoeven: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Vitolo: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Worrell: yes
    • Zlotnik: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Ferguson: yes
    • Frost: yes
    • Muradian: yes
    • Vieira: yes
    • Berthiaume: yes
    • Boldyga: yes
    • Chaisson: yes
    • DeCoste: yes
    • Gaskey: yes
    • Howitt: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Lombardo: yes
    • Marsi: yes
    • McKenna: yes
    • Orrall: yes
    • Pease: yes
    • Smola: yes
    • Soter: yes
    • Sullivan-Almeida: yes
    • Sweezey: yes
    • Thurber: yes
    • Vaughn: yes
    • Wong: yes
    • Xiarhos: yes
    • Whipps: yes

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