Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4259: An Act designating the Weider Park tennis courts as the Kim O'Connell tennis courts
Status: Signed into law, April 29, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 22, 2025:
SECTION 1. The tennis courts located in Weider Park managed by the department of conservation and recreation located in the Roslindale section of the city of Boston at the corner of Dale Street and Sherrin Street shall be formally known as the Kim O’Connell Tennis Courts named after Kim O’Connell for her many years of dedicated service to her neighborhood. SECTION 2. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation shall erect and maintain suitable markers bearing the designation in compliance with the standards of the department.
Sponsors
- Rob Consalvo (D, 14th Suffolk) · primary sponsor
- Michael Rush (D, Norfolk and Suffolk)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 70 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Emergency preamble adopted
- : House concurred in the Senate amendment
- : Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
- : Read second, amended, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
- : 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 (April 8, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (October 24, 2025): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4259?
- H4259 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act designating the Weider Park tennis courts as the Kim O'Connell tennis courts.
- What is the status of H4259?
- Signed into law as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 70 of the Acts of 2026 (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4259?
- Rob Consalvo (D, 14th Suffolk), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H4259?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4259
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