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MA S 2968

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An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting by and through its Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, to grant permanent easements over certain land in the town of Milton for highway purposes

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

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Did MA S 2968 pass?

Yes. MA S 2968 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-07): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 184 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA S 2968 about?

Senate, February 26, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill authorizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting by and through its Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, to grant permanent easements over certain land in the town of Milton for highway purposes (Senate, No. 2657),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2968).

Who sponsors MA S 2968?

Senate Committee on Ways and Means is the primary sponsor of MA S 2968, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Senate, February 26, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill authorizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting by and through its Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, to grant permanent easements over certain land in the town of Milton for highway purposes (Senate, No. 2657),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2968).

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-08-07 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 184 of the Acts of 2026
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bill
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Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
  • William J. Driscoll, Jr.cosponsor
  • Richard G. Wells, Jr.cosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-08-07

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 184 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 #236 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)

    passage

  4. 2026-07-31

    Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 268 )

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  5. 2026-07-31

    Emergency preamble adopted

  6. 2026-07-31

    Emergency preamble adopted

  7. 2026-07-31

    Senate concurred in the House amendment

  8. 2026-07-31

    Rules suspended

  9. 2026-07-31

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2026-07-31

    Rules suspended

  11. 2026-07-31

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. 2026-07-31

    Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

    amendment-passage,reading-2

  13. 2026-07-31

    Rules suspended

  14. 2026-07-31

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

  15. 2026-07-31

    Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5633, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  16. 2026-03-02

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

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  17. 2026-02-26

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  18. 2026-02-26

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. 2026-02-26

    Substituted as a new draft for S2657

  20. 2026-02-26

    Recommended new draft for S2657

  21. 2026-02-26

    Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2968

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