# Massachusetts S 2922: An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant easements to NSTAR electric company d/b/a Eversource Energy in return for NSTAR releasing or modifying easements for the benefit of the Commonwealth

Massachusetts S 2922, An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant easements to NSTAR electric company d/b/a Eversource Energy in return for NSTAR releasing or modifying easements for the benefit of the Commonwealth, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Sal N. DiDomenico (Democratic); status second reading, last action 2026-07-16 (New draft substituted, see S3180) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 2922
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant easements to NSTAR electric company d/b/a Eversource Energy in return for NSTAR releasing or modifying easements for the benefit of the Commonwealth
- Status: second reading
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-29
- Last action: 2026-07-16, New draft substituted, see S3180
- Sponsor: Sal N. DiDomenico (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, Senate Ways and Means
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (20 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: Sal N. DiDomenico (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-16 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft | pass | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-04-22 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-07-16: New draft substituted, see S3180 (Senate)
- 2026-07-16: Read second (Senate)
- 2026-07-16: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-07-16: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S3180 (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Discharged from committee and recommitted to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3058 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Hearing scheduled for 02/12/2026 from 02:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 (legislature)
- 2026-01-20: House concurred (House)
- 2025-11-24: Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (Senate)
- 2025-11-24: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-09-29: Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2922.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2922.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2922-194 (as of 2026-11-01).