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MA S 3230

enacted

An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to acquire interests in certain portions of land owned by the town of Andover which were acquired by the town for Article XCVII purposes

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

Quick answers

Did MA S 3230 pass?

Yes. MA S 3230 has been enacted into law as of 2026-08-05. Latest recorded action (2026-08-05): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA S 3230 about?

MA S 3230 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to acquire interests in certain portions of land owned by the town of Andover which were acquired by the town for Article XCVII purposes”.

Who sponsors MA S 3230?

Barry R. Finegold is the primary sponsor of MA S 3230.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-08-05 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Barry R. Finegoldprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-07-01

    Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-07-22

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-07-22

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-07-29

    House concurred

  5. 2026-07-29

    Hearing scheduled for 07/30/2026 from 04:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  6. 2026-07-30

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/30/2026 from 04:00 PM-04:10 AM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time

  7. 2026-07-30

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/30/2026 from 04:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time

  8. 2026-07-30

    Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  9. 2026-07-30

    Bill reported favorably by committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-07-30

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

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-07-30

    Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  12. 2026-07-30

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

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-07-31

    Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5635, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  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

    Rules suspended

  16. 2026-07-31

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

    amendment-passage,reading-2

  17. 2026-07-31

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. 2026-07-31

    Rules suspended

  19. 2026-07-31

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  20. 2026-07-31

    Rules suspended

  21. 2026-07-31

    Senate concurred in the House amendment

  22. 2026-07-31

    Emergency preamble adopted

  23. 2026-07-31

    Emergency preamble adopted

  24. 2026-07-31

    Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 269 )

    passage

  25. 2026-07-31

    Enacted -see Roll Call #237 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)

    passage

  26. 2026-07-31

    Laid before the Governor

  27. 2026-08-05

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2026

    executive-signature

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