# Massachusetts H 4887: An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to establish a special revenue account for land acquisition

Massachusetts H 4887, An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to establish a special revenue account for land acquisition, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-07-07 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 133 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 4887
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to establish a special revenue account for land acquisition
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-24
- Last action: 2026-07-07, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 133 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: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (11 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Plymouth fund for parks and open space: benefit, low. The law lets the Town of Plymouth set up a Land Acquisition Fund in the town treasury. Money the town gets under Chapter 61 §7, Chapter 61A §13, and Chapter 61B §8 goes into the Fund. Interest earned stays in the Fund. The town may appropriate this money to buy interests in land for recreation, ope…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

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

## Actions (16)

- 2026-07-07: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 133 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-07-01: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-07-01: Enacted (House)
- 2026-06-29: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-06-29: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-06-11: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-03-26: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-03-26: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-03-26: 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)
- 2025-12-29: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-12-24: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 133 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-07-07: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4887.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 133 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4887.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4887-194 (as of 2026-11-01).