Massachusetts bills · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)
Massachusetts S 2968
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
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Cosponsors (2)
- William J. Driscoll, Jr. (Democratic)
- Richard G. Wells, Jr. (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Massachusetts legislature· summary
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).
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 Senate | Passing it to be enacted | pass | Set your home in Massachusetts to see |
Actions
- Aug 7, 2026
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 184 of the Acts of 2026 - Jul 31, 2026 · Senate
Laid before the Governor - Jul 31, 2026 · Senate
Enacted -see Roll Call #236 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 268 ) - Jul 31, 2026 · Senate
Emergency preamble adopted - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Emergency preamble adopted - Jul 31, 2026 · Senate
Senate concurred in the House amendment - Jul 31, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Read third and passed to be engrossed - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Rules suspended - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Ordered to a third reading - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Rules suspended - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending - Jul 31, 2026 · House
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 - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Read third and passed to be engrossed - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Substituted as a new draft for S2657 - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Recommended new draft for S2657 - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means