# Massachusetts S 3236: An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game to convey easements over certain parcels of land Massachusetts S 3236, An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game to convey easements over certain parcels 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 186 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S3236-194 - 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 3236 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game to convey easements over certain parcels of land - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-07-30 - Last action: 2026-08-07, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 186 of the Acts of 2026 - Sponsor: Dylan A. Fernandes (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: House Ways and Means, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (175 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New conservation land and payments: benefit, low. Algonquin must give the Commonwealth about 7.00 acres for conservation and public recreation. A qualified appraiser sets values, and the Inspector General reviews the method and files a report before any deal is signed. Algonquin must pay at least the higher of market value or value‑in‑use for the… - Pipeline easements on state conservation land: mixed, low. The law lets the state grant Algonquin a 50‑foot‑wide permanent pipeline easement at Joint Base Cape Cod. It also allows temporary work areas and access roads for building and upkeep. One authorized route covers about 5.272 acres; an alternative includes three named parcels. The conservation parcel… ## 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 | House | Enacted | pass | 152 | 0 | | | 2026-07-31 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: S.3236 “An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game to convey easements over certain parcels of land” as amended | pass | 23 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2026-08-07: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 186 of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-07-31: Laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-07-31: Enacted -see Roll Call #235 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) (Senate) - 2026-07-31: Enacted - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 267) (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 H5637, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2026-07-30: Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House) - 2026-07-30: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2026-07-30: Ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2026-07-30: New draft (Fernandes) of S3189 (Senate) ## Bill text - Chapter 186 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-08-07: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3236.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 186 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3236.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-S3236-194 (as of 2026-11-01).