Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4843: An Act providing for the exchange of certain park land in the town of Lexington
Status: Signed into law, June 10, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, December 15, 2025:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the select board of the town of Lexington may, pursuant to a vote of the Lexington special town meeting on November 3, 2025 and the requirements of section 15A of chapter 40 of the General Laws, section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws, and Chapter 114 of the Acts of 1961, transfer the care, custody and control of certain parcels of land currently under the care and control of the select board of the town of Lexington for athletic fields to the school committee of the town of Lexington for school purposes. The parcels of land that may be transferred under this section comprise approximately eight acres, and are more particularly described in whole or in part in two deeds recorded with the Middlesex south registry of deeds as Book 3953, Page 561 and Book 3981, Page 109 SECTION 2. As a condition of any disposition of land pursuant to section 1, and to ensure no net loss of land subject to Article 97 of the amendments to the constitution of the Commonwealth and said section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws, the town of Lexington shall transfer the care, custody, management and control of parcels of land currently containing the Lexington High School buildings …
Sponsors
- Michelle Ciccolo (D, 15th Middlesex) · primary sponsor
- Cindy Friedman (D)
- Michael Barrett (D, Third Middlesex)
- Kenneth Gordon (D, 21st Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2026
- : Laid before the Governor
- : Enacted -see Roll Call #190 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- : Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 203)
- : Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Votes
- Enacted (June 4, 2026): 151 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Enacted (June 4, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (March 6, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4843?
- H4843 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act providing for the exchange of certain park land in the town of Lexington.
- What is the status of H4843?
- Signed into law as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2026 (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4843?
- Michelle Ciccolo (D, 15th Middlesex), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H4843?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4843
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