# Massachusetts H 5317: An Act authorizing the grant of easements in or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston Massachusetts H 5317, An Act authorizing the grant of easements in or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kevin G. Honan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-28 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5317-194 - 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 5317 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act authorizing the grant of easements in or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-26 - Last action: 2026-05-28, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026 - Sponsor: Kevin G. Honan (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (167 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Boston adjusts Joslin Park for hospital road: mixed, low. The law lets Boston grant a 3,654 sq ft roadway easement in Joslin Park to support a new cancer hospital and road work. The park can be used temporarily during construction. In return, the City abandons certain street easements and receives park land, including areas of about 1,516, 2,378, 189, and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kevin G. Honan (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-20 | House | Enacted | pass | 156 | 0 | | | 2026-04-09 | committee | Committee Favorable: ought to pass | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-05-28: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-05-20: Laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Enacted -see Roll Call #175 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Enacted - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 196) (House) - 2026-04-30: Passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Bills in the Third Reading report (consolidated with S3033) accepted (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Read third (title changed) (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2026-04-15: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-04-13: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House) - 2026-04-13: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-04-13: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House) - 2026-04-09: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2026-03-27: Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222 (legislature) - 2026-03-26: Senate concurred (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House) ## Bill text - Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-05-28: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5317.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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed) - H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed) - 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 89 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5317.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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4755-194) - [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194) - [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-H5317-194 (as of 2026-11-01).