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Proposed state law

Governor signs Nantucket land conveyance bill

Last activity August 7, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

  1. Filed

    July 31, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Reported out of committee

  4. Passed the legislature

  5. Signed by the Governor

The measure authorizes conveyance of land in Nantucket for open space, passive recreation, or conservation and directs transfer to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for open space purposes. It passed both chambers and was signed by the Governor on August 7, 2026 as Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2026.

Affects Nantucket residents

Filed by House Committee on Ways and Means, Thomas W. Moakley, and Julian Cyr

Now with the Massachusetts House of Representatives

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Official title

An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket conservation commission to convey a certain parcel of land situated in the town for purposes of conveyance to the town of Nantucket under the care, custody, management and control of the select board and the town of Nantucket to convey certain land in the town of Nantucket held for open space, passive recreation or conservation purposes to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for the purposes pursuant to its enabling legislation for open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes

Timeline

  1. July 31, 2026

    Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 263)

    House

  2. July 31, 2026

    Enacted -see Roll Call #231 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)

    Senate

  3. July 31, 2026

    Laid before the Governor

    Senate

  4. July 31, 2026

    New draft of H4523

    House

  5. July 31, 2026

    Ordered to a third reading

    House

  6. July 31, 2026

    Pending new draft of H4523

    House

  7. July 31, 2026

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

    House

  8. July 31, 2026

    Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

    Senate

  9. July 31, 2026

    Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

    House

  10. July 31, 2026

    Rules suspended

    House

  11. August 7, 2026

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2026

    Executive