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

H 5639: 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 enabling legislation for open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes

Enacted 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 5639 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on July 31, 2026. 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 enabling legislation for open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes. Primary sponsor: House Committee on Ways and Means. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 7, 2026): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
House Committee on Ways and MeansPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Julian CyrCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateCape and Islands
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. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2026
  2. Laid before the Governor
  3. Enacted -see Roll Call #231 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  4. Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 263 )
  5. Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
  6. Read third and passed to be engrossed
  7. Rules suspended
  8. Ordered to a third reading
  9. New draft of H4523
  10. Pending new draft of H4523
  11. Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

Sources

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