An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain parcels of land to the town of Bolton, the town of Lancaster or a municipal utility serving the town of Bolton or the town of Lancaster
This bill authorizes the state's Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to transfer two specific parcels of land, formerly part of the Lancaster Industrial School for Girls, to either the towns of Bolton or Lancaster or a municipal utility serving those areas. The transfer requires the land to be used solely for general municipal purposes, with a condition that ownership reverts to the state if the land stops being used for such purposes. If the towns do not purchase the land within 180 days, the state must sell or lease the property through a competitive bidding process, and any proceeds from the sale will go to the state's General Fund.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
Aug 2026
House Passage
Aug 2026
Senate Passage
Aug 2026
Governor
Introduced May 20, 2026
Last action Aug 26, 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
13
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Aug 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Aug 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Aug 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
lower
Aug 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
upper
Aug 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee recommended ought to pass
upper
May 21, 2026
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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