S 2968 Massachusetts 194th session
An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting by and through its Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, to grant permanent easements over certain land in the town of Milton for highway purposes
Senate, February 26, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill authorizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting by and through its Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, to grant permanent easements over certain land in the town of Milton for highway purposes (Senate, No. 2657),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2968).
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Passed both chambers — last recorded action July 31, 2026
Laid before the Governor
Passage likelihood
95% Higher than most bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
- Current stage Passed both chambers.
- Cosponsors 2 cosponsors.
- Must-pass vehicle This is an appropriations or authorization bill that the chamber has historically acted on each session.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Laid before the Governor
- Enacted -see Roll Call #236 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 268 )
- Emergency preamble adopted
- Emergency preamble adopted
- Senate concurred in the House amendment
- Rules suspended
- Read third and passed to be engrossed
- Rules suspended
- Ordered to a third reading
- Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
- Rules suspended
- Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
- Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5633, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- Read third and passed to be engrossed
- Ordered to a third reading
- Substituted as a new draft for S2657
- Recommended new draft for S2657
- Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means