# Massachusetts H 5492: An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path

Massachusetts H 5492, An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by House Committee on Ways and Means; status signed, last action 2026-08-05 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5492
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to transfer control of certain land in the town of Billerica for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-06-10
- Last action: 2026-08-05, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: House Committee on Ways and Means
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: House Ways and Means
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (158 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Billerica land transfer for bike path: benefit, low. The law lets Billerica’s conservation commission transfer three town parcels to the select board for recreation. This clears the way to build the Yankee Doodle Bike Path. The parcels are shown as E-23, FP-9, and PUE-5 on the MassDOT bike path plan (assessor IDs 78-282-1-1, 87-258-1, and 87-249-2).…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: House Committee on Ways and Means
- Cosponsor: Cindy F. Friedman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marc T. Lombardo (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-30 | House | Enacted | pass | 158 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-08-05: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-07-30: Laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-07-30: Enacted -see Roll Call #225 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) (Senate)
- 2026-07-30: Enacted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 247) (House)
- 2026-07-29: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-07-29: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-07-16: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-07-15: Passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-07-15: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-07-15: Read third (House)
- 2026-06-10: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-06-10: New draft of H4440 (House)
- 2026-06-10: Pending new draft of H4440 (House)
- 2026-06-10: Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-08-05: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5492.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5492.pdf)

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