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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 4523: An Act 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 legislation and/or to the Sconset Trust, Inc. For open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 4523 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on September 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act 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 legislation and/or to the Sconset Trust, Inc. For open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (July 31, 2026): New draft substituted, see H5639.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Moakley of Falmouth and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4523) of Thomas W. Moakley (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Nantucket to convey a certain parcel of land in said town to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank and to the Sconset Trust, Inc. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Thomas MoakleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. New draft substituted, see H5639
  2. Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
  3. Rules suspended
  4. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
  5. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
  6. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill, see H5639
  7. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
  8. Hearing scheduled for 09/23/2025 from 02:00 PM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
  9. Senate concurred
  10. Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source