H 4643 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to convey a certain parcel of land in the town of Stoneham

This bill (H 4643) authorizes the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to transfer a specific 12,500-square-foot parcel of land in Stoneham - taken for highway use in 1958 - to Wakefield Investments, Inc. The land, currently landlocked, will be used to reconstruct an off-ramp from I-93 northbound to Montvale Avenue and Maple Street. Key provisions require an independent appraisal to determine fair market value, mandate the buyer cover all conveyance costs (including appraisals and deed preparation), and require the Inspector General to review the appraisal before final transfer. The transfer occurs "as is" with no warranties.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Oct 22, 2025 Signed Mar 11, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Mar 11, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2026
executive
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee recommended ought to pass
upper
Oct 23, 2025
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Oct 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Oct 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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