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MA S 2963

enacted

An Act authorizing the town of Milton to use certain land acquired for conservation purposes for school purposes

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

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Quick answers

Did MA S 2963 pass?

Yes. MA S 2963 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-10): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA S 2963 about?

By Mr. Driscoll, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2963) of William J. Driscoll, Jr. (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Milton to use certain land acquired for conservation purposes for school purposes. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA S 2963?

William J. Driscoll, Jr. is the primary sponsor of MA S 2963.

Description

By Mr. Driscoll, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2963) of William J. Driscoll, Jr. (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Milton to use certain land acquired for conservation purposes for school purposes. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-10 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • William J. Driscoll, Jr.primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-10

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-06-04

    Laid before the Governor

  3. 2026-06-04

    Enacted -see Roll Call #189 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)

    passage

  4. 2026-06-04

    Enacted - 149 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 202 )

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  5. 2026-06-03

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  6. 2026-06-03

    Rules suspended

  7. 2026-04-16

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  8. 2026-04-16

    Rules suspended

  9. 2026-04-16

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  10. 2026-03-23

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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  11. 2026-03-19

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

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  12. 2026-03-19

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  13. 2026-03-09

    Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

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  14. 2026-03-03

    Hearing rescheduled to 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  15. 2026-02-26

    Hearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222

  16. 2026-02-25

    House concurred

  17. 2026-02-19

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • S. 2963 On Enactment Land Taking

    2026-06-04 · pass · 149-0

    Member-level votes (158)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Moran, M.: yes
    • Hogan: yes
    • Peisch: yes
    • Moran, F.: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Arciero: yes
    • Arena-DeRosa: yes
    • Armini *: yes
    • Arriaga *: yes
    • Ashe *: yes
    • Flanagan *: yes
    • Fluker-Reid: yes
    • Galvin: yes
    • Garballey: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Gentile: yes
    • Giannino: yes
    • Gómez: yes
    • González: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Gregoire: yes
    • Barber: yes
    • Haggerty: yes
    • Biele: yes
    • Bowen: yes
    • Cabral: yes
    • Cahill: yes
    • Cataldo: yes
    • Chan: yes
    • Ciccolo: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Consalvo: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Cusack: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Day: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Diggs: yes
    • Domb: yes
    • Donaghue: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • DuBois: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Elliott: not voting
    • Farley-Bouvier: not voting
    • Field: not voting
    • Finn: not voting
    • Fiola *: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Hawkins: yes
    • Hendricks: yes
    • Higgins: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Honan: yes
    • Hong: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kassner: yes
    • Kearney: yes
    • Keefe: yes
    • Kerans: yes
    • Kilcoyne: yes
    • Kushmerek: yes
    • LaNatra: yes
    • Lawn: yes
    • LeBoeuf: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Linsky: yes
    • Lipper-Garabedian: yes
    • Livingstone: yes
    • Luddy: yes
    • MacGregor: yes
    • Madaro: yes
    • Mahoney: yes
    • McMurtry: not voting
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Badger: yes
    • McGonagle: yes
    • Garry: yes
    • Ayers: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Mendes: yes
    • Meschino: yes
    • Michlewitz: yes
    • Moakley: not voting
    • Montaño: not voting
    • Moran, J.: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • O'Day: yes
    • Ouellette: yes
    • Owens: yes
    • Paulino: yes
    • Philips: yes
    • Plouffe: yes
    • Puppolo: yes
    • Ramos, A. *: yes
    • Ramos, O.: yes
    • Reid: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Robertson: yes
    • Rogers, D.: yes
    • Rogers, J.: yes
    • Roy: yes
    • Ryan: yes
    • Sabadosa: yes
    • Sangiolo: yes
    • Saunders: yes
    • Scanlon: yes
    • Scarsdale: yes
    • Schwartz: yes
    • Sena: yes
    • Shand: yes
    • Silvia, A.: yes
    • Sousa: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Sylvia, M.: yes
    • Markey: yes
    • Tarr: yes
    • Tarsky: yes
    • Turco: yes
    • Tyler: yes
    • Ultrino: not voting
    • Uyterhoeven: not voting
    • Vargas: yes
    • Vitolo: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Williams *: yes
    • Worrell: yes
    • Zlotnik: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Ferguson: yes
    • Frost: yes
    • Muradian: yes
    • Vieira: yes
    • Berthiaume: yes
    • Boldyga: yes
    • Chaisson: yes
    • DeCoste: yes
    • Gaskey: yes
    • Howitt: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Lombardo: yes
    • Marsi: yes
    • McKenna: yes
    • Orrall: yes
    • Pease: yes
    • Smola: yes
    • Soter: yes
    • Sullivan-Almeida: yes
    • Sweezey: yes
    • Thurber: yes
    • Vaughn: yes
    • Wong: yes
    • Xiarhos: yes
    • Whipps: yes

Related bills

  • Replaces: SD 3692not in this corpus

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