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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill H.5616 194th (Current)

An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust for highway purposes

Bill Information

Sponsor:
House Committee on Ways and Means

Emergency Preamble

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to authorize forthwith the commonwealth, acting by and through its department of transportation to take certain easements for highway purposes, to support the intersection improvement project being undertaken by the commonwealth at the intersection of Cambridge road at South Bedford street and Bedford road in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

Bill History

Displaying 17 actions for Bill H.5616
Bill History
Branch Action
7/29/2026 House Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
7/29/2026 House Pending new draft of H5541
7/29/2026 House New draft of H5541
7/29/2026 House Ordered to a third reading
7/29/2026 House Rules suspended
7/29/2026 House Read third
7/29/2026 House Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
7/29/2026 House Consolidated with S3229
7/29/2026 House Amendment 1 adopted
7/29/2026 House Passed to be engrossed
7/30/2026 Senate Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
7/30/2026 House Emergency preamble adopted
7/30/2026 Senate Emergency preamble adopted
7/30/2026 House Enacted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 250 )
7/30/2026 Senate Enacted -see Roll Call #227 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
7/30/2026 Senate Laid before the Governor
8/6/2026 Executive Signed by the Governor, Chapter 173 of the Acts of 2026

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