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
By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3230) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation to authorize 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. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Bill History
| Branch | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| 7/1/2026 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently |
| 7/22/2026 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 7/22/2026 | Senate | Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight |
| 7/29/2026 | House | House concurred |
| 7/29/2026 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/30/2026 from 04:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 7/30/2026 | Joint |
Hearing rescheduled to 07/30/2026 from 04:00 PM-04:10 AM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 7/30/2026 | Joint |
Hearing rescheduled to 07/30/2026 from 04:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 7/30/2026 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee |
| 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 | Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 7/31/2026 | House | 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 |
| 7/31/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending |
| 7/31/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/31/2026 | House | Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) |
| 7/31/2026 | House | Ordered to a third reading |
| 7/31/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/31/2026 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 7/31/2026 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 7/31/2026 | Senate | Senate concurred in the House amendment |
| 7/31/2026 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/31/2026 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/31/2026 | House | Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 269 ) |
| 7/31/2026 | Senate | Enacted -see Roll Call #237 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) |
| 7/31/2026 | Senate | Laid before the Governor |
| 8/5/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2026 |
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