Recently active Boston legislation

Items that have been approved, rejected, or otherwise finished.

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  • 2026-1589 · Mayor's directive · Introduced August 24, 2026

    Accept $40,000 grant to Police Homicide Unit

    The City Council transmitted an order authorized by Mayor Michelle Wu to accept and spend $40,000 as a grant from the Simoni Foundation.

    updated August 27, 2026

  • 2026-1513 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 29, 2026

    Accept $130,000 Harvard grant to fund Mayor's Office

    The City Council approved an order to accept and spend a $130,000 Harvard Business School Leadership Fellow grant awarded to the Mayor's Office.

    updated August 6, 2026

  • 2026-1400 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 16, 2026

    Authorize accepting $18,116 federal grant for aging services

    The City of Boston approved a mayoral order to accept and expend an $18,116 grant under Federal FY26 Title III-D Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, passed through the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs.

    updated July 23, 2026

  • 2026-1399 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 16, 2026

    Accept Title III grant for Age Strong programs

    The City of Boston would accept and spend a $23,860 grant from the federal FY26 Title III-A Area Plan Administration program.

    updated July 23, 2026

  • 2026-1398 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 16, 2026

    Accept a $50,978 Nutrition Services Grant for Older Adults

    The City Council order would authorize the City of Boston to accept and expend a Federal FY26 Title III-C Nutrition Services Program grant of $50,978.

    updated July 23, 2026

  • 2026-1396 · Mayor's directive · Brighton · Introduced July 16, 2026

    Authorize $150,000 Brighton lighting grant

    The City Council passed an order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend $150,000 in FY26 Fair Share Supplemental Funds from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

    updated July 23, 2026

  • 2026-1392 · Mayor's directive · Chinatown-Leather District · Introduced July 20, 2026

    Accept $810,000 grant for Phillips Square upgrade

    The Mayor requests Council approval to accept and spend up to $810,000 from the Boston Planning and Development Agency to fund Phillips Square streetscape improvements in the Chinatown area.

    updated July 23, 2026

  • 2026-1225 · Mayor's directive · Introduced June 22, 2026

    Accept $100,000 Anthropic credits for cybersecurity

    The matter authorizes the City of Boston to accept and spend $100,000 of Anthropic credits granted through the SLTT Cyber Defenders Program.

    updated July 9, 2026

  • 2026-1035 · Mayor's directive · Introduced May 12, 2026

    Accept a $24,095 Forensic Science Grant

    The City Council approved a mayoral order to accept and spend a $24,095 grant for the Police Department's forensic science program.

    updated July 9, 2026

  • 2026-1313 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 6, 2026

    Accept $8,500 Percheron horse for Boston Parks

    City Council approved a mayoral order to accept and expend a gift: a Percheron gelding valued at $8,500 from the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit.

    updated July 9, 2026

  • 2026-0740 · Mayor's directive · Hyde Park and North End · Introduced April 2, 2026

    Approve $384.7M capital budget and $28.5M leases

    The City Council committee report covers FY27 capital budget actions, including a $384,705,000 appropriation for City departments and a $28,500,000 lease-purchase authorization for equipment.

    updated July 6, 2026

  • 2026-0734 · Mayor's directive · Introduced April 2, 2026

    Approve FY27 BPS Budget of $1.73 Billion

    The Boston City Council’s Committee on Ways and Means reviewed the FY27 annual appropriation for the Boston Public Schools.

    updated July 6, 2026

  • 2026-0735 · Mayor's directive · Introduced April 2, 2026

    Approve $40 Million OPEB Trust Funding

    The City Council committee report describes allocating forty million dollars to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund.

    updated July 6, 2026

  • 2026-0736 · Mayor's directive · Introduced April 2, 2026

    Authorize $3.5 Million for TNC Transportation Improvements

    The matter involves an order authorizing an appropriation of $3,500,000 from the City’s Capital Grant Fund to address the impact of transportation network services (TNCs) on municipal roads, bridges, and related infrastructure.

    updated July 6, 2026

  • 2026-0739 · Mayor's directive · Introduced April 2, 2026

    Approve $384.7M capital budget for city projects

    The City Council Committee on Ways and Means reported on dockets for capital improvements totaling $384,705,000 for city departments and $13,855,000 for Boston Public Schools.

    updated July 6, 2026

  • 2026-0756 · Mayor's directive · Introduced April 2, 2026

    Fund $1.4 million for Boston Common and parks maintenance

    The matter authorizes an appropriation of $1.4 million from the George Francis Parkman Fund to be managed by the Parks and Recreation Department for maintenance and improvements to Boston Common and other parks that existed as of January 12, 1887.

    updated July 6, 2026

  • 2026-1224 · Mayor's directive · Introduced June 22, 2026

    Authorize accepting and spending $1,200,000 MOTT FIFA grant

    The City Council passed an order authorizing Boston to accept and expend $1,200,000 in FY26 MOTT FIFA Grant funds awarded by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism.

    updated June 26, 2026

Shelved, no action taken

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  • 2026-1410 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 20, 2026

    Transmit 17F details on ZBA parking relief

    This matter transmits information under Section 17F about Article 80 large project and small project review denials at the Zoning Board of Appeals due to parking relief.

    updated July 24, 2026

  • 2026-1229 · Mayor's directive · Introduced June 22, 2026

    Approve Fire Commissioner contract at $318,000 annually

    This matter transmits the employment contract for the Boston Fire Commissioner for a three-year, seven-month term from May 1, 2026 to December 31, 2029.

    updated June 26, 2026

  • 2026-1228 · Mayor's directive · Introduced June 22, 2026

    Investing $20 Million in Elevator Modernization

    The Boston Housing Authority is pursuing elevator modernization across its portfolio, including Ruth Barkley, with more than $20 million in upgrades and related design work.

    updated June 26, 2026