# Massachusetts H 2258: An Act relative to the Cotuit Fire District

Massachusetts H 2258, An Act relative to the Cotuit Fire District, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kip A. Diggs (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-16 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2258
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the Cotuit Fire District
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-03-16, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Kip A. Diggs (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling, Senate Rules
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (18 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Cotuit can fund water-quality fixes on private land: benefit, low. The Cotuit Fire District board can recommend water work on private property. The owner must first give written approval. Any district money to do the work must be approved by a district vote. The goal is to protect and improve Cotuit’s drinking water. Homeowners can decide about work on their land,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kip A. Diggs (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | committee | Committee Place in OD: Placed in the Orders of the Day | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-02 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to Pass | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-03-16: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-03-16: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Enacted (House)
- 2026-03-12: Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-09-22: Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (Senate)
- 2025-09-18: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-07-23: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-07-23: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-07-23: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-07-10: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-05-05: Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2258.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2258.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2258-194 (as of 2026-11-01).