# Massachusetts H 5568: An Act providing for the terms of certain bonds for transportation purposes to be issued by the Commonwealth

Massachusetts H 5568, An Act providing for the terms of certain bonds for transportation purposes to be issued by the Commonwealth, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by House Committee on Ways and Means; status signed, last action 2026-08-06 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5568
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act providing for the terms of certain bonds for transportation purposes to be issued by the Commonwealth
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-07-08
- Last action: 2026-08-06, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: House Committee on Ways and Means
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: House Ways and Means
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- 30-year cap on state transportation bonds: mixed, low. The law limits the term of certain state transportation bonds to 30 years. All of these bonds must be fully paid by June 30, 2066. It applies to transportation bonds that the State Treasurer issues under the 2026 authorization. This is an emergency law, so it takes effect now.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: House Committee on Ways and Means
- Cosponsor: Maura T. Healey

## Bill text

- Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-08-06: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5568.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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5568.pdf)

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- [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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5568-194 (as of 2026-11-01).