S 3230 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

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

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2026

Committee Review

Jul 2026

Senate Passage

Jul 2026

House Passage

Jul 2026

Signed into Law

Aug 2026

Introduced Jul 1, 2026 Signed Aug 5, 2026

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

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Committee

Amendments

Aug 5, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2026

executive

Jul 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Enacted -see Roll Call #237 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)

upper

Jul 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 269 )

lower

Jul 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Emergency preamble adopted

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 H5635, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

lower

Jul 30, 2026

Committee

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

House concurred

lower

Jul 22, 2026

Committee

Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

upper

Jul 1, 2026

Committee

Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors