# Massachusetts S 3052: An Act authorizing the town of Dighton to use a portion of conservation land for public way purposes.

Massachusetts S 3052, An Act authorizing the town of Dighton to use a portion of conservation land for public way purposes., is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources; status signed, last action 2026-08-05 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 166 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 3052
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the town of Dighton to use a portion of conservation land for public way purposes.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-04-13
- Last action: 2026-08-05, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 166 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Environment and Natural Resources, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (163 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Dighton can use conservation land for bridge: benefit, low. The law lets Dighton move control of 514 square feet at 0 Pleasant Street. It transfers care from the Conservation Commission to the Board of Selectmen. The town can use it for general municipal needs, including replacing the Pleasant Street bridge. It also covers temporary easements shown on the P…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
- Cosponsor: Justin Thurber (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly A. Dooner (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-29 | House | Enacted | pass | 157 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-10 | committee | Committee Redraft: Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-08-05: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 166 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-07-30: Laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-07-30: Enacted -see Roll Call #218 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) (Senate)
- 2026-07-29: Enacted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 237) (House)
- 2026-07-27: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-07-22: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-07-22: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-07-22: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-07-20: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-07-16: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-07-16: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: New draft of S2961 (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Reported from the committee on Environment and Natural Resources (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chapter 166 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-08-05: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3052.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 166 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3052.pdf)

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