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MA H 5639

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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)

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Did MA H 5639 pass?

Yes. MA H 5639 has been enacted into law. 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
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Latest action
2026-08-07 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • House Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
  • Thomas W. Moakleycosponsor
  • Julian Cyrcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-07

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-07-31

    Laid before the Governor

  3. 2026-07-31

    Enacted -see Roll Call #231 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)

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  4. 2026-07-31

    Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 263 )

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  5. 2026-07-31

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

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  6. 2026-07-31

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  7. 2026-07-31

    Rules suspended

  8. 2026-07-31

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. 2026-07-31

    New draft of H4523

  10. 2026-07-31

    Pending new draft of H4523

  11. 2026-07-31

    Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

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