An Act authorizing the Buzzards Bay Water District to convey non-exclusive easements over a certain parcel of land
Summary
By Mr. Fernandes, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3188) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Dylan A. Fernandes, David T. Vieira and Steven George Xiarhos for legislation to authorize the Buzzards Bay Water District to convey non-exclusive easements over a certain parcel of land. Municipalities and Regional Government.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jul 2026
Senate Passage
Jul 2026
House Passage
Jul 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Jun 23, 2026
Signed Aug 7, 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
18
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Aug 7, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 183 of the Acts of 2026
executive
Jul 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted -see Roll Call #233 (Yeas 38 to Nays 1)
upper
Jul 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 265 )
lower
Jul 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in the House amendment
upper
Jul 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Jul 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
lower
Jul 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
lower
Jul 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5634, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jul 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
upper
Jul 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee
upper
Jul 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Jul 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
upper
Jun 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dylan Fernandes
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Vieira
RRepublican
Co
Steve Xiarhos
RRepublican
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