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H4887 • 2025

An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to establish a special revenue account for land acquisition

An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to establish a special revenue account for land acquisition

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Sponsor
Badger, Michelle L.
Last action
2026-04-30
Official status
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to establish a special revenue account for land acquisition

An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to establish a special revenue account for land acquisition By Representatives Badger of Plymouth and LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to establish a special revenue account for land acquisition By Representatives Badger of Plymouth and LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4887) of Michelle L.
  • Badger (by vote of the town) that the town of Plymouth be authorized to establish a special revenue account for land acquisition.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-30 Senate

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  2. 2026-04-29 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  3. 2026-03-26 House

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

  4. 2026-03-26 House

    Rules suspended

  5. 2026-03-26 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  6. 2026-03-12 House

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

  7. 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

  8. 2026-02-12 Joint

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

  9. 2025-12-29 Senate

    Senate concurred

  10. 2025-12-24 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to establish a special revenue account for land acquisition
By Representatives Badger of Plymouth and LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4887) of Michelle L. Badger (by vote of the town) that the town of Plymouth be authorized to establish a special revenue account for land acquisition. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4887

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 53 of chapter 44 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Plymouth may establish in the town treasury a special revenue account to be known as the Land Acquisition Fund and may appropriate monies from the fund to acquire interests in land for the purposes of recreation, open space and other municipal purposes. Amounts received by the town pursuant to section 7 of chapter 61 of the General Laws, section 13 of chapter 61A of the General Laws and section 8 of Chapter 61B of the General Laws shall be deposited into the Land Acquisition Fund. Interest earned shall remain with and become part of the Land Acquisition Fund.

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

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