Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5640: An Act authorizing the town of Hingham to grant to the commonwealth of Massachusetts certain parcels of land in the town of Hingham for highway purposes
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
What the bill says
An Act authorizing the town of Hingham to grant to the commonwealth of Massachusetts certain parcels of land in the town of Hingham for highway purposes. of the same, as follows.
From the introduced text, July 31, 2026:
An Act authorizing the town of Hingham to grant to the commonwealth of Massachusetts certain parcels of land in the town of Hingham for highway purposes. of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Hingham may transfer to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, for highway purposes, certain parcels of land under the care, custody and control of the town of Hingham select board, including parcels held for park, conservation and recreation purposes, and located in the town of Hingham, identified on a plan of land entitled, "Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division Plan and Profile of Route 3A / Summer Street / Rockland Street in the Town of Hingham Plymouth County Preliminary Right of Way Plans", dated July 1, 2026 and is on file with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. SECTION 2. (a) As mitigation for the transfers authorized by section 1, the town of Hingham shall transfer to its conservation commission subject to the provisions of Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws, the care, custody and control of an approximately 8 acre portion of the approximately 10.78 acre parcel of land shown as Assessor's Map 106, Lot 3 and known as of Hobart …
Sponsors
- Patrick O'Connor (R, First Plymouth and Norfolk)
- Joan Meschino (D, 3rd Plymouth)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 185 of the Acts of 2026
- : Laid before the Governor
- : Enacted -see Roll Call #232 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- : Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 264)
- : Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Rules suspended
- : Ordered to a third reading
- : New draft of H5504
- : Pending new draft of H5504
Votes
- Enacted (July 31, 2026): 152 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Enacted (July 31, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5640?
- H5640 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Hingham to grant to the commonwealth of Massachusetts certain parcels of land in the town of Hingham for highway purposes.
- What does H5640 do?
- In its own words: An Act authorizing the town of Hingham to grant to the commonwealth of Massachusetts certain parcels of land in the town of Hingham for highway purposes. of the same, as follows.
- What is the status of H5640?
- Signed into law as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 185 of the Acts of 2026 (August 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5640?
- Patrick O'Connor (R, First Plymouth and Norfolk), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5640?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5640
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