Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5440: An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain parcels of land to the town of Bolton, the town of Lancaster or a municipal utility serving the town of Bolton or the town of Lancaster
Status: Passed both chambers, August 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 20, 2026:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance may convey 2 parcels of land to the town of Bolton. The parcels to be conveyed formerly served as part of the campus of the Lancaster Industrial School for Girls and are described as: (i) the Northeast corner of the former Lancaster Industrial School for Girls, located at 220 Old Common road in the town of Lancaster, that extends into the town of Bolton on a plan of land entitled “Lancaster Complex South Bolton & Old Common Roads Lancaster & Bolton, Massachusetts”, prepared by Design Professionals, Inc. and dated November 2, 2018 which is on file with the division of capital asset management and maintenance; and (ii) the Bolton dam in the town of Bolton, located near the Lancaster town line, as shown on 2 maps on file with the division of capital asset management and maintenance. The parcels are further described in deeds recorded in the Worcester district registry of deeds in: (a) book 639, page 254; (b) book 639, page 255; (c) book 549, page 192; (d) book 549, page 194; and (e) book 2642, page 485. The exact location and boundaries of the …
Sponsors
- Kate Hogan (D, 3rd Middlesex)
- Kennedy, Robyn K. (D, First Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the , Chapter 196 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Emergency preamble adopted
- : Rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- : Committee recommended ought to pass
- : Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Rules suspended
- : Ordered to a third reading
Votes
- Committee Vote - Senate Committee on Ways and Means (August 10, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5440?
- H5440 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain parcels of land to the town of Bolton, the town of Lancaster or a municipal utility serving the town of Bolton or the town of Lancaster.
- What is the status of H5440?
- Passed both chambers as of August 26, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the , Chapter 196 of the Acts of 2026 (August 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5440?
- Kate Hogan (D, 3rd Middlesex), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5440?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5440
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