MA H 5553
enactedAn Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to take by eminent domain certain land in the town of Norwood
Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower
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Quick answers
Did MA H 5553 pass?
Yes. MA H 5553 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-06): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 178 of the Acts of 2026
What is MA H 5553 about?
MA H 5553 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 take by eminent domain certain land in the town of Norwood”.
Who sponsors MA H 5553?
House Committee on Ways and Means is the primary sponsor of MA H 5553, joined by 12 cosponsors.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-08-06 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 178 of the Acts of 2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- House Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
- John H. Rogerscosponsor
- Michael F. Rushcosponsor
- Paul McMurtrycosponsor
- Thomas W. Moakleycosponsor
- Paul R. Feeneycosponsor
- Colleen M. Garrycosponsor
- Patrick Joseph Kearneycosponsor
- Edward R. Philipscosponsor
- Jeffrey N. Roycosponsor
- Marcus S. Vaughncosponsor
- William C. Galvincosponsor
- Christopher Richard Flanagancosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-06
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 178 of the Acts of 2026
executive-signature
2026-07-31
Enacted and laid before the Governor
passage
2026-07-31
Enacted
passage
2026-07-31
Emergency preamble adopted
2026-07-31
Emergency preamble adopted
2026-07-30
House concurred in the Senate amendment
2026-07-29
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
referral-committee
2026-07-29
Passed to be engrossed
passage
2026-07-29
Amended (Rush) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3231
amendment-passage
2026-07-29
Read third
reading-3
2026-07-29
Taken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-07-06
Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
reading-1,reading-2
2026-07-01
Read third and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-3
2026-07-01
Rules suspended
2026-07-01
Ordered to a third reading
2026-07-01
New draft of H5192
2026-07-01
Pending new draft of H5192
2026-07-01
Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
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Votes
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Related bills
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