MA H 5639

enacted

An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket conservation commission to convey a certain parcel of land situated in the town for purposes of conveyance to the town of Nantucket under the care, custody, management and control of the select board and the town of Nantucket to convey certain land in the town of Nantucket held for open space, passive recreation or conservation purposes to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for the purposes pursuant to its enabling legislation for open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes

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

Quick answers

Did MA H 5639 pass?

Yes. MA H 5639 has been enacted into law as of 2026-08-07. Latest recorded action (2026-08-07): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 5639 about?

MA H 5639 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket conservation commission to convey a certain parcel of land situated in the town for purposes of conveyance to the town of Nantucket under the care, custody, management and control of the select board and the town of Nantucket to convey certain land in the town of Nantucket held for open space, passive recreation or conservation purposes to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for the purposes pursuant to its enabling legislation for open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes”.

Who sponsors MA H 5639?

House Committee on Ways and Means is the primary sponsor of MA H 5639, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-08-07 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

2026-07-31
Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
2026-07-31
Pending new draft of H4523
2026-07-31
New draft of H4523
2026-07-31
Ordered to a third reading
2026-07-31
Rules suspended
2026-07-31
Read third and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-3
2026-07-31
Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-07-31
Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 263 )
passage
2026-07-31
Enacted -see Roll Call #231 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
passage
2026-07-31
Laid before the Governor
2026-08-07
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2026
executive-signature

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Related bills

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5639

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