# Massachusetts H 5388: An Act authorizing the transfer of a certain parcel of land in the town of Marion from the Open Space Acquisition Commission to the Select Board

Massachusetts H 5388, An Act authorizing the transfer of a certain parcel of land in the town of Marion from the Open Space Acquisition Commission to the Select Board, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kelly A. Dooner (Republican), Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-08-31 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 153 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5388
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the transfer of a certain parcel of land in the town of Marion from the Open Space Acquisition Commission to the Select Board
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-04-23
- Last action: 2026-08-31, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 153 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: Kelly A. Dooner (Republican), Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (165 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Marion land shift for path and conservation: benefit, low. The law lets Marion’s Open Space Acquisition Commission transfer control of a 2,977-square-foot piece of town land to the Select Board for a shared use path. The piece is shown as “BP-8” on a plan dated February 18, 2026. As mitigation, the Select Board must transfer about 13.38 acres at Old Indian…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kelly A. Dooner (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-22 | House | Enacted | pass | 154 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-14 | committee | Committee Favorable: ought to pass | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-08-31: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 153 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-07-22: Laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-07-22: Enacted -see Roll Call #209 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) (Senate)
- 2026-07-22: Enacted - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 235) (House)
- 2026-07-20: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-07-20: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-07-01: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-06-11: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-06-10: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-06-10: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-05-26: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-05-26: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-05-26: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-05-18: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-05-13: Hearing rescheduled to 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:10 AM in B-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2026-05-13: Hearing rescheduled to 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:10 PM in B-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2026-04-30: Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in B-1 (legislature)
- 2026-04-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 153 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-08-31: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5388.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 153 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5388.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5388-194 (as of 2026-11-01).