# Massachusetts H 5467: An Act authorizing the transfer of certain parcels of land in the town of Weston from the Weston conservation commission to the select board Massachusetts H 5467, An Act authorizing the transfer of certain parcels of land in the town of Weston from the Weston conservation commission to the select board, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democratic), Michael J. Barrett (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-08-05 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5467-194 - 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 5467 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act authorizing the transfer of certain parcels of land in the town of Weston from the Weston conservation commission to the select board - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-06-01 - Last action: 2026-08-05, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2026 - Sponsors: Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democratic), Michael J. Barrett (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (169 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Weston land swap for water tanks: benefit, low. The law lets the Weston Select Board take control of three town parcels to site water tanks. The parcels are: Paines Hill Parcel A (55,235 sq ft), Cat Rock Parcel A (74,841 sq ft), and Doublet Hill Parcel A (65,999 sq ft). These transfers apply even if other laws would block them. As mitigation, th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Michael J. Barrett (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-07-30 | House | Enacted | pass | 158 | 0 | | | 2026-06-24 | committee | Committee Favorable: ought to pass | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-08-05: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-07-30: Laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-07-30: Enacted -see Roll Call #224 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) (Senate) - 2026-07-30: Enacted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 245) (House) - 2026-07-29: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2026-07-29: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2026-07-23: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2026-07-22: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2026-07-22: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-07-09: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House) - 2026-07-09: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-07-09: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House) - 2026-07-01: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2026-06-11: Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-1 (legislature) - 2026-06-04: Senate concurred (Senate) - 2026-06-01: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (House) ## Bill text - Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-08-05: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5467.pdf) ## Related bills - H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate) - H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed) - 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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading) - 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) ## Sources - [Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5467.pdf) ## Related - [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 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194) - [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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194) - [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) - [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-H5467-194 (as of 2026-11-01).