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

H 5400: An Act authorizing the city of Boston Department of Parks and Recreation to grant permanent easements over certain land in the city of Woburn and town of Burlington for highway 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 5400 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on April 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act authorizing the city of Boston Department of Parks and Recreation to grant permanent easements over certain land in the city of Woburn and town of Burlington for highway purposes. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 29, 2026): Accompanied a new draft, see H5541.

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Official summary

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

By Representatives Haggerty of Woburn and Gordon of Bedford, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Richard M. Haggerty, Kenneth I. Gordon and Michelle L. Ciccolo that the city of Boston be authorized to grant permanent easements over certain land in the city of Woburn and town of Burlington to the Commonwealth for highway purposes. Transportation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle CiccoloCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Middlesex
Ken GordonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21st Middlesex
Rich HaggertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30th Middlesex

“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. Accompanied a new draft, see H5541
  2. Hearing rescheduled to 05/28/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:50 PM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time
  3. Hearing scheduled for 05/28/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
  4. Senate concurred
  5. Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Transportation
  6. Referred to the committee on House Rules

Sources

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