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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

Quick answers

Did MA H 5440 pass?

Not yet. MA H 5440 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other as of 2026-08-26. 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

  1. 2026-05-20

    Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2026-05-20

    Pending new draft of H3346

  3. 2026-05-20

    New draft of H3346

  4. 2026-05-20

    Ordered to a third reading

  5. 2026-05-20

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-05-20

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  7. 2026-05-21

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

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  8. 2026-08-13

    Committee recommended ought to pass

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  9. 2026-08-13

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

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  10. 2026-08-17

    Emergency preamble adopted

  11. 2026-08-17

    Emergency preamble adopted

  12. 2026-08-20

    Enacted

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  13. 2026-08-20

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  14. 2026-08-26

    Signed by the , Chapter 196 of the Acts of 2026

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

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

Attribution

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