Massachusetts House Bill 5639

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on August 7 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-08-07 - Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing the town of Nantucket conservation commission to convey a certain parcel of land situated in the town for purposes of conveyance to the town of Nantucket under the care, custody, management and control of the select board and the town of Nantucket to convey certain land in the town of Nantucket held for open space, passive recreation or conservation purposes to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for the purposes pursuant to its enabling legislation for open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes

Authorizing the town of Nantucket conservation commission to convey a certain parcel of land situated in the town for purposes of conveyance to the town of Nantucket under the care, custody, management and control of the select board and the town of Nantucket to convey certain land in the town of Nantucket held for open space, passive recreation or conservation purposes to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for the purposes pursuant to its enabling legislation for open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes

House House Committee on Ways and Means

2026-07-31 - House - House Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (Y: 151 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-07-31 - Senate - Senate Enacted Roll Call #231 (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-08-07		Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2026
2026-07-31	Senate	Laid before the Governor
2026-07-31	Senate	Enacted -see Roll Call #231 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2026-07-31	House	Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 263 )
2026-07-31	Senate	Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
2026-07-31	House	Read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-07-31	House	Rules suspended
2026-07-31	House	Ordered to a third reading
2026-07-31	House	New draft of H4523
2026-07-31	House	Pending new draft of H4523
2026-07-31	House	Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

H4523 (Replaces) 2026-07-31 - New draft substituted, see H5639

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5639
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5639.pdf
Roll Call	https://malegislature.gov/RollCall/194/SenateRollCall231.pdf
Roll Call	https://malegislature.gov/RollCall/194/HouseRollCall263.pdf