Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H899: An Act dedicating certain park and field space in the South Boston section of the city of Boston
Status: Signed into law, July 28, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
The park managed by the department of conservation and recreation located in the South Boston section of the City of Boston between Farragut Road and Day Boulevard and East Broadway and Shore Road shall be formally known as Admiral David G. Farragut Park. Additionally, the football field behind Joseph R. Evans Memorial Field running from Francis L. Murphy Memorial Rink to Shore Road shall be designated in memory of Walter Rosher and Gerard McCarthy. The department shall erect and maintain a suitable marker bearing the appropriate distinctions for said park and field.
Sponsors
- David Biele (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 151 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : Bills in the Third Reading report (consolidated with S545) accepted
- : Read third (title changed)
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
Votes
- Committee Vote - Senate Committee on Rules (July 15, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (July 2, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H899?
- H899 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act dedicating certain park and field space in the South Boston section of the city of Boston.
- What is the status of H899?
- Signed into law as of July 28, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 151 of the Acts of 2026 (July 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored H899?
- David Biele (D).
- Where is the official record for H899?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H899
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