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

S 2878: An Act authorizing the town of Tewksbury to lease the North Street Elementary School for a term of years not exceeding 99 years

Passed one chamber 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

S 2878 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on December 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act authorizing the town of Tewksbury to lease the North Street Elementary School for a term of years not exceeding 99 years. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 17, 2026): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

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Official summary

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

By Mr. Finegold and Mr. Robertson of Tewksbury, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2878) of Barry R. Finegold and David Allen Robertson (by vote of the town) for legislation to lease the North Street Elementary School for a term of years not exceeding 99 years. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Barry FinegoldCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Essex and Middlesex
Dave RobertsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19th 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. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  2. Rules suspended
  3. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  4. Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  5. Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
  6. Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  7. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  8. Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  9. Hearing rescheduled to 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  10. Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 31, 2026
  11. Hearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222
  12. House concurred

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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