Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill
H 5541: An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust for highway purposes
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
H 5541 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on June 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust for highway purposes. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Transportation. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 29, 2026): New draft substituted, see H5616.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Committee on Transportation | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Michelle Ciccolo | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 15th Middlesex |
| Ken Gordon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 21st Middlesex |
| Rich Haggerty | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 30th 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
- New draft substituted, see H5616
- Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
- Rules suspended
- 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
- Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
- Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5616
- Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- New draft of H5400
- Reported from the committee on Transportation