Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5492: An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path
Status: Signed into law, August 5, 2026
What the bill says
An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path. of the same, as follows.
From the introduced text, June 10, 2026:
An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path. of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, pursuant to section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws the conservation commission of the town of Billerica may transfer to the select board of the town of Billerica, for recreational purposes and subject to Article 97 of the Amendments of the Constitution of the commonwealth, certain land being shown as "E-23", "FP-9" and "PUE-5" on a plan of land on file with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and titled "Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division Plan and Profile of Yankee Doodle Bike Path in the Town of Billerica, Middlesex County, Preliminary Right of Way Plans" being a portion of 3 parcels owned by the town of Billerica and described in the town of Billerica assessor's records as the following: (i) Parcel (ii) Parcel and (iii) Parcel ID: 87-249-2. The parcels shown as "E-23" and "PUE-5" on said plan of land were acquired by the town in a deed recorded in the Middlesex North registry of deeds at book 3851, page 267 and are currently used for the promotion, development and protection of natural resources. The parcel shown as …
Sponsors
- Marc Lombardo (R, 22nd Middlesex)
- Cindy Friedman (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2026
- : Laid before the Governor
- : Enacted -see Roll Call #225 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- : Enacted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 247)
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : Rules suspended
- : Read third
Votes
- Enacted (July 30, 2026): 158 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Enacted (July 30, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5492?
- H5492 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path.
- What does H5492 do?
- In its own words: An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path. of the same, as follows.
- What is the status of H5492?
- Signed into law as of August 5, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2026 (August 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5492?
- Marc Lombardo (R, 22nd Middlesex), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5492?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5492
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