# Massachusetts H 5421: An Act relative to the transportation of vessels in the villages of Marston Mills and Osterville in the town of Barnstable

Massachusetts H 5421, An Act relative to the transportation of vessels in the villages of Marston Mills and Osterville in the town of Barnstable, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kip A. Diggs (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-10-21 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 256 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5421
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the transportation of vessels in the villages of Marston Mills and Osterville in the town of Barnstable
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-05-04
- Last action: 2026-10-21, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 256 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Kip A. Diggs (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: House Rules, Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Transportation, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling, Senate Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (18 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kip A. Diggs (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-14 | committee | Committee Place in OD: Placed in the Orders of the Day | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-25 | committee | Committee Favorable: Favorable | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-10-21: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 256 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-10-19: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-10-19: Enacted (House)
- 2026-10-15: Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-10-15: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-10-15: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-07-23: Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (Senate)
- 2026-07-20: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-07-02: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-07-02: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-07-02: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-06-29: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-05-28: Hearing rescheduled to 05/28/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:50 PM in A-1 <br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2026-05-15: Hearing scheduled for 05/28/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2026-05-11: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Transportation (House)
- 2026-05-04: Referred to the committee on House Rules (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 256 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-10-21: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5421.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 256 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5421.pdf)

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