Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5388: An Act authorizing the transfer of a certain parcel of land in the town of Marion from the Open Space Acquisition Commission to the Select Board
Status: Signed into law, July 22, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 23, 2026:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the open space acquisition commission of the town of Marion may transfer the care, custody, management and control of the portion of the town-owned land described in subsection (b), which is currently held by the open space acquisition commission for purposes including, but not limited to, park, recreation and conservation purposes, to the select board of the town of Marion for purposes of a shared use path. (b) The portion of land authorized to be transferred pursuant to subsection (a) contains 2,977 square feet, more or less, and is shown as “BP-8” on plans entitled “Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division Plan and Profile of Shared Use Path – Phase 1 in the Town of Marion, Plymouth County, Preliminary Right of Way Plans”, dated February 18, 2026, a copy of which is on file with the town clerk, being a portion of the town-owned parcel of land identified as lot 32C on the town of Marion assessor’s map 11 and described in a deed recorded with the Plymouth registry of deeds in book 25219, page 181. SECTION 2. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, as mitigation for the transfer authorized in section 1, the select board of the town of Marion shall transfer the …
Sponsors
- Mark Sylvia (D) · primary sponsor
- Kelly Dooner (R)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 153 of the Acts of 2026
- : Laid before the Governor
- : Enacted -see Roll Call #209 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- : Enacted - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 235)
- : Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Rules suspended
Votes
- Enacted (July 22, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Enacted (July 22, 2026): 154 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (May 14, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5388?
- H5388 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the transfer of a certain parcel of land in the town of Marion from the Open Space Acquisition Commission to the Select Board.
- What is the status of H5388?
- Signed into law as of July 22, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 153 of the Acts of 2026 (August 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5388?
- Mark Sylvia (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5388?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5388
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