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H4878 • 2025

An Act allowing a lease term of up to 99 years for 305 South Street east or a portion thereof

An Act allowing a lease term of up to 99 years for 305 South Street east or a portion thereof

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Sponsor
Gallagher, Dennis C.
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act allowing a lease term of up to 99 years for 305 South Street east or a portion thereof

An Act allowing a lease term of up to 99 years for 305 South Street east or a portion thereof By Representative Gallagher of Bridgewater, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act allowing a lease term of up to 99 years for 305 South Street east or a portion thereof By Representative Gallagher of Bridgewater, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4878) of Dennis C.
  • Gallagher (by vote of the town) that the town of Raynham be authorized to lease certain municipal real property for up to 99 years.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2026-03-30 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-03-30 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-03-12 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2026-03-03 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  6. 2026-02-12 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222

  7. 2025-12-24 Senate

    Senate concurred

  8. 2025-12-22 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act allowing a lease term of up to 99 years for 305 South Street east or a portion thereof
By Representative Gallagher of Bridgewater, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4878) of Dennis C. Gallagher (by vote of the town) that the town of Raynham be authorized to lease certain municipal real property for up to 99 years. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4878

SECTION 1.

The Town of Raynham, acting by its Board of Selectmen, is hereby authorized to lease 305 South Street East (Parcel 17-128-0 on the Assessors' Map) or a portion thereof for a lease term up to 99 years.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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