# Massachusetts S 3188: An Act authorizing the Buzzards Bay Water District to convey non-exclusive easements over a certain parcel of land Massachusetts S 3188, An Act authorizing the Buzzards Bay Water District to convey non-exclusive easements over a certain parcel of land, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Dylan A. Fernandes (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-08-07 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 183 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S3188-194 - 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 3188 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act authorizing the Buzzards Bay Water District to convey non-exclusive easements over a certain parcel of land - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-06-23 - Last action: 2026-08-07, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 183 of the Acts of 2026 - Sponsor: Dylan A. Fernandes (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (181 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Gas line easements and conservation funds: mixed, low. The law lets the Buzzards Bay Water District grant non‑exclusive permanent and temporary easements over its land at Bournedale Road in Bourne (Assessor’s Parcel 10‑52‑0). Algonquin Gas Transmission can install, run, fix, and replace natural gas pipelines and related gear, build an access road, and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dylan A. Fernandes (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: David T. Vieira (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-07-31 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: S.3188 “An Act authorizing the Buzzards Bay Water District to convey non-exclusive easements over a certain parcel of land” as amended | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2026-07-31 | House | Enacted | pass | 152 | 0 | | | 2026-07-23 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-08-07: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 183 of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-07-31: Laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-07-31: Enacted -see Roll Call #233 (Yeas 38 to Nays 1) (Senate) - 2026-07-31: Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 265) (House) - 2026-07-31: Senate concurred in the House amendment (Senate) - 2026-07-31: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-07-31: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2026-07-31: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-07-31: Ordered to a third reading (House) - 2026-07-31: Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) (House) - 2026-07-31: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-07-31: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending (House) - 2026-07-31: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5634, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2026-07-30: Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2026-07-30: Bill reported favorably by committee (Senate) - 2026-07-21: Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2026 from 12:00 PM-12:05 PM in A-1 (legislature) - 2026-07-20: House concurred (House) - 2026-07-16: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (Senate) - 2026-07-16: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-06-23: Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently (Senate) ## Bill text - Chapter 183 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-08-07: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3188.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 183 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3188.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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4755-194) - [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-S3188-194 (as of 2026-11-01).