# Massachusetts S 3229: An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust

Massachusetts S 3229, An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Cindy F. Friedman (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-07-29 (Consolidated with H5616) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 3229
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-07-29
- Last action: 2026-07-29, Consolidated with H5616
- Sponsor: Cindy F. Friedman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cindy F. Friedman (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-07-29: Consolidated with H5616 (House)
- 2026-07-29: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-07-29: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-07-29: Passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-07-29: New draft (Friedman) of S3169 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Passed to be engrossed, 2026-07-29: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3229.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
- [Passed to be engrossed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3229.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S3229-194 (as of 2026-11-01).