# Massachusetts H 5541: An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust for highway purposes

Massachusetts H 5541, An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust for highway purposes, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Joint Committee on Transportation; status second reading, last action 2026-07-29 (New draft substituted, see H5616) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5541
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust for highway purposes
- Status: second reading
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-06-29
- Last action: 2026-07-29, New draft substituted, see H5616
- Sponsor: Joint Committee on Transportation
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Transportation, House Ways and Means, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (43 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: Joint Committee on Transportation
- Cosponsor: Kenneth I. Gordon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Richard M. Haggerty (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-28 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: H.5541“An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston” as amended | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-25 | committee | Committee Redraft: Redraft | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-07-29: New draft substituted, see H5616 (House)
- 2026-07-29: Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) (House)
- 2026-07-29: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-07-29: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending (House)
- 2026-07-29: Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending (House)
- 2026-07-29: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5616 (House)
- 2026-06-29: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-06-29: New draft of H5400 (House)
- 2026-06-29: Reported from the committee on Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5541.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5541.pdf)

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