H5315 • 2025

An Act relative to the Veterans Memorial Rink located in the city of Waltham

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Sponsor: Thomas M. Stanley
Last action: 2026-05-05
Official status: Referred to Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to the Veterans Memorial Rink located in the city of Waltham

An Act relative to the Veterans Memorial Rink located in the city of Waltham By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Thomas M.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to the Veterans Memorial Rink located in the city of Waltham By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Thomas M.
Stanley that the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance be authorized to provide the city of Waltham with a right of first refusal over the lease of the Veterans Memorial rink in said city.
State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

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Bill History

2026-05-05 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 05/20/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
2026-03-26 Senate
Senate concurred
2026-03-25 House
Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
2026-03-23 House
Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the Veterans Memorial Rink located in the city of Waltham
By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Thomas M. Stanley that the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance be authorized to provide the city of Waltham with a right of first refusal over the lease of the Veterans Memorial rink in said city. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

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Bill H.5315

(a) Notwithstanding sections 32 to 37, inclusive, of chapter 7C of the General Laws, section 52 of chapter 206 of the acts of 2024 and any other general or special law to the contrary, the division of capital asset management and maintenance shall provide the city of Waltham with a right of first refusal over the lease of the Veterans Memorial rink in the city of Waltham authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of said section 52 of said chapter 206 provided that the city meets the prequalification standards set forth in subsection (b).

(b) Before the division sends out a request for proposals for lease of the Veterans Memorial rink in the city of Waltham pursuant to subsection (c) of said section 52 of said chapter 206, the division shall solicit a prequalification proposal from the city for said lease. The division’s prequalification solicitation shall be sent in writing to the clerk and mayor of the city of Waltham and shall seek information to address: (1) the ability of the city to finance any capital improvements determined to be necessary at the rink by the division and to manage, operate and maintain the property; and (2) the terms and conditions set forth in said subsection (c) of said section 52 of said chapter 206.

No later than 30 days after receipt of the prequalification solicitation, the city may submit a prequalification proposal to the division. No later than 15 days after receipt of the prequalification proposal from the city, the division shall determine whether the city’s proposal satisfies the requirements of the solicitation.

If the division determines that the proposal satisfies the requirements of the solicitation, the city shall be considered prequalified and the city shall be awarded the lease for the Veterans Memorial rink in the city of Waltham under the terms and conditions set forth in said section 52 of said chapter 206 for nominal consideration.

(c) If the city fails to apply for prequalification under subsection (b) or is determined not to be prequalified under subsection (b), the division shall proceed with a request for proposal pursuant to subsection (c) of said section 52 of said chapter 206; provided, however, that the city may submit a bid in response to the request for proposal and the division shall consider the city’s bid.

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