# Massachusetts H 4363: An Act authorizing the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land in the town of Wellesley Massachusetts H 4363, An Act authorizing the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land in the town of Wellesley, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by House Committee on Ways and Means; status signed, last action 2026-01-29 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4363-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts H 4363 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act authorizing the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land in the town of Wellesley - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-07-30 - Last action: 2026-01-29, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2026 - Sponsor: House Committee on Ways and Means - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: House Ways and Means, Senate Ways and Means, Bills in the Third Reading - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (16 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New scholarship fund at Massachusetts Bay Community College: benefit, medium. The law creates the Massachusetts Bay Community College Oakland Circle Scholarship Trust. The college president runs the trust. Net proceeds from the Wellesley parcel sale go into the trust. The trust also takes gifts, grants, appropriations, and interest. Money pays student scholarships without fu… - State sells Wellesley parcel with oversight: mixed, medium. The law lets the state sell about 3,500 square feet at 23 Oakland Circle in Wellesley (the “Gravel Driveway”) to Kimberlee A. Dow or her successors. The commissioner sets the exact lines and may add terms. The sale is as‑is, with no warranties, and done in consultation with Massachusetts Bay Commun… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: House Committee on Ways and Means - Cosponsor: Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-11-13 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: Ought to pass with an amendment - New Text | pass | 16 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (21) - 2026-01-29: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-01-20: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Enacted (House) - 2026-01-20: Emergency preamble adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Emergency preamble adopted (House) - 2026-01-15: House concurred in the Senate amendment (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading (House) - 2025-12-31: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2025-12-31: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2724 (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Read second (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2724. (Senate) - 2025-08-04: Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (Senate) - 2025-07-31: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2025-07-31: Rules suspended (House) - 2025-07-30: Ordered to a third reading (House) - 2025-07-30: New draft of H3402 (House) - 2025-07-30: Pending new draft of H3402 (House) - 2025-07-30: Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means (House) ## Bill text - Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4363.pdf) ## Related bills - H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed) - H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate) - H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house) - H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed) - H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading) - H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed) ## Sources - [Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4363.pdf) ## Related - [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194) - [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194) - [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194) - [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194) - [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194) - [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194) - [Massachusetts bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts/bills) - [Massachusetts state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4363-194 (as of 2026-11-01).