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MA H 5440

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An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain parcels of land to the town of Bolton, the town of Lancaster or a municipal utility serving the town of Bolton or the town of Lancaster

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

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Did MA H 5440 pass?

Not yet. MA H 5440 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other. Latest recorded action (2026-08-26): Signed by the , Chapter 196 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 5440 about?

MA H 5440 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain parcels of land to the town of Bolton, the town of Lancaster or a municipal utility serving the town of Bolton or the town of Lancaster”.

Who sponsors MA H 5440?

House Committee on Ways and Means is the primary sponsor of MA H 5440, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-08-26 — Signed by the , Chapter 196 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • House Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
  • Kate Hogancosponsor
  • Robyn K. Kennedycosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-08-26

    Signed by the , Chapter 196 of the Acts of 2026

  2. 2026-08-20

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

    passage

  3. 2026-08-20

    Enacted

    passage

  4. 2026-08-17

    Emergency preamble adopted

  5. 2026-08-17

    Emergency preamble adopted

  6. 2026-08-13

    Rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-2,reading-3

  7. 2026-08-13

    Committee recommended ought to pass

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-05-21

    Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-05-20

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2026-05-20

    Rules suspended

  11. 2026-05-20

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. 2026-05-20

    New draft of H3346

  13. 2026-05-20

    Pending new draft of H3346

  14. 2026-05-20

    Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

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Related bills

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5440

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