Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5553: An Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to take by eminent domain certain land in the town of Norwood
Status: Signed into law, August 6, 2026
What the bill says
An Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to take by eminent domain certain land in the town of Norwood.
From the introduced text, July 1, 2026:
An Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to take by eminent domain certain land in the town of Norwood. Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to authorize and direct forthwith the division of capital asset management and maintenance to take a certain parcel of land in the town of Norwood, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health. of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. (a)(1) Notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 79 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the division of capital asset management and maintenance shall, subject to appropriation, take by eminent domain, pursuant to said chapter and for the purpose of ensuring access to health care for the public, a certain parcel of land, commonly known as Norwood hospital, owned by MPT of Norwood-Steward, LLC located at 800 Washington street in the town of Norwood identified on the town of Norwood assessor's map as map 2, lot 6-1 and being 1 of the parcels described in a deed recorded with the Norfolk county registry of deeds in book 36099, page 419. (2) The division of capital asset management and maintenance shall, subject to appropriation, take by …
Sponsors
- John Rogers (D, 12th Norfolk)
- Michael Rush (D, Norfolk and Suffolk)
- Paul McMurtry (D, 11th Norfolk)
- Thomas Moakley (D)
- Paul Feeney (D, Bristol and Norfolk)
- Colleen Garry (D)
- Patrick Kearney (D, 4th Plymouth)
- Edward Philips (D, 8th Norfolk)
- Jeffrey Roy (D, 10th Norfolk)
- Marcus Vaughn (R)
- William Galvin (D, 6th Norfolk)
- Christopher Flanagan (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 178 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
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : Amended (Rush) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3231
- : Read third
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
Common questions
- What is H5553?
- H5553 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to take by eminent domain certain land in the town of Norwood.
- What does H5553 do?
- In its own words: An Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to take by eminent domain certain land in the town of Norwood.
- What is the status of H5553?
- Signed into law as of August 6, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 178 of the Acts of 2026 (August 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5553?
- John Rogers (D, 12th Norfolk), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H5553?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5553
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