# Massachusetts S 2141: An Act relative to amending certain use restrictions for the Foxborough State Hospital Massachusetts S 2141, An Act relative to amending certain use restrictions for the Foxborough State Hospital, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Paul R. Feeney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-24 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2141-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts S 2141 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act relative to amending certain use restrictions for the Foxborough State Hospital - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2025-11-24, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2025 - Sponsor: Paul R. Feeney (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, Senate Ways and Means, House Ways and Means, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (45 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Foxborough can repurpose parcels for housing: mixed, low. The law lets the state Commissioner release or change municipal-only use rules on two Payson Road parcels (H-1 and H-2) in Foxborough. In exchange, the land must carry a new use rule for housing, including market-rate and senior housing. The town can later sell or convey all or part of the land to… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Paul R. Feeney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael S. Chaisson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-11-18 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: S.2141 “An Act relative to amending certain use restrictions for the Foxborough State Hospital” as amended | pass | 31 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-10-09 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 14 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (25) - 2025-11-24: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2025 - 2025-11-19: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2025-11-19: Enacted (House) - 2025-11-19: Emergency preamble adopted (Senate) - 2025-11-19: Emergency preamble adopted (House) - 2025-11-19: Senate concurred the House amendment (Senate) - 2025-11-19: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-11-19: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2025-11-19: Rules suspended (House) - 2025-11-18: Ordered to a third reading (House) - 2025-11-18: Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) (House) - 2025-11-18: Rules suspended (House) - 2025-11-18: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment (H4765) pending (House) - 2025-11-18: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2025-10-20: Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House) - 2025-10-16: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2025-10-16: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-10-09: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2025-10-09: Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, October 16, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-10-09: Order relative to subject matter adopted (Senate) - 2025-10-09: Committee recommended ought to pass (Senate) - 2025-07-10: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Hearing scheduled for 04/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 (legislature) - 2025-02-27: House concurred (House) - 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (Senate) ## Bill text - Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2025, 2025-11-24: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2141.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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed) ## Sources - [Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2025 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2141.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 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) - [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-S2141-194 (as of 2026-11-01).