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

H 5640: An Act authorizing the town of Hingham to grant to the commonwealth of Massachusetts certain parcels of land in the town of Hingham for highway 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 5640 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 Hingham to grant to the commonwealth of Massachusetts certain parcels of land in the town of Hingham for highway 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 185 of the Acts of 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
House Committee on Ways and MeansPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Joan MeschinoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Plymouth
Patrick O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Plymouth and Norfolk

“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 185 of the Acts of 2026
  2. Laid before the Governor
  3. Enacted -see Roll Call #232 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  4. Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 264 )
  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 H5504
  10. Pending new draft of H5504
  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