# Massachusetts S 3160: An Act relative to the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District

Massachusetts S 3160, An Act relative to the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Peter J. Durant (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-08-05 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 165 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 3160
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-07-02
- Last action: 2026-08-05, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 165 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Peter J. Durant (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (158 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Westminster takes over Holmes Park water service: mixed, low. The law dissolves the Holmes Park Water District, effective on passage. Westminster now runs water service for that area and takes all pipes, facilities, funds, assets, and debts under its public works commission. Any land protected for water or conservation keeps that protection under the town. An…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Peter J. Durant (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kimberly N. Ferguson (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-30 | House | Enacted | pass | 158 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-08-05: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 165 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-07-30: Laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-07-30: Enacted -see Roll Call #219 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) (Senate)
- 2026-07-30: Enacted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 242) (House)
- 2026-07-30: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-07-30: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-07-23: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-07-23: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-07-23: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-07-08: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-07-02: Passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-07-02: New draft (Durant) of S2505 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chapter 165 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-08-05: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3160.pdf)

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- 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 165 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3160.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S3160-194 (as of 2026-11-01).