H 4992 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act authorizing the Barnstable county and the town of Bourne to convey certain parcels of land and certain interests in land in the town of Bourne

This bill allows Barnstable County to transfer two specific parcels of land in Bourne (at 0 County Road and 100 Dr. Julius Kelley Lane) to the town of Bourne. The land, currently used for a senior living center, is subject to existing conservation restrictions (document #978,790), Cape Cod Commission approval (Project TR #02051), and a ground lease. The town will assign its conservation restriction to Barnstable County during the transfer to maintain land preservation rules, and the conveyances must happen at the same time. The bill ensures the conservation restriction remains separate from the land ownership change.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jul 2026
House Passage
Jul 2026
Senate Passage
Jul 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Signed Aug 5, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Aug 5, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 175 of the Acts of 2026
executive
Jul 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted -see Roll Call #222 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
upper
Jul 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 248 )
lower
Jul 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
upper
Jul 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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