MA H 5317
enactedAn 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
2026-05-28
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026
executive-signature
2026-05-20
Laid before the Governor
2026-05-20
Enacted -see Roll Call #175 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
passage
2026-05-20
Enacted - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 196 )
passage
2026-04-30
Passed to be engrossed
passage
2026-04-30
Bills in the Third Reading report (consolidated with S3033) accepted
2026-04-30
Read third (title changed)
reading-3
2026-04-30
Taken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-04-16
Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-15
Read third and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-3
2026-04-15
Rules suspended
2026-04-13
Read second and ordered to a third reading
reading-2
2026-04-13
Rules suspended
2026-04-13
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-04-09
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-27
Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222
2026-03-26
Senate concurred
2026-03-26
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
referral-committee
Versions
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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
Related bills
- Replaces: HD 5977
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