# Massachusetts H 4843: An Act providing for the exchange of certain park land in the town of Lexington

Massachusetts H 4843, An Act providing for the exchange of certain park land in the town of Lexington, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-06-10 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4843
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act providing for the exchange of certain park land in the town of Lexington
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Last action: 2026-06-10, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (162 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lexington land swap for schools and parks: benefit, low. The law lets Lexington’s select board transfer about eight acres of athletic fields to the school committee for school use. The land is identified in deeds at the Middlesex South registry (Book 3953, Page 561; Book 3981, Page 109). The transfer depends on a Special Town Meeting vote on November 3,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-04 | House | Enacted | pass | 151 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | committee | Committee Favorable: ought to pass | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-06-10: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-06-04: Laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Enacted -see Roll Call #190 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 203) (House)
- 2026-05-26: Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-05-26: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-03-23: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-03-23: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-03-23: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-03-12: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-03-03: Hearing rescheduled to 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in 222 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2026-02-12: Hearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 (legislature)
- 2025-12-18: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-12-15: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-06-10: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4843.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4843.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4843-194 (as of 2026-11-01).