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H899 • 2025

An Act dedicating certain park and field space in the South Boston section of the city of Boston

An Act dedicating certain park and field space in the South Boston section of the city of Boston

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Sponsor
David Biele
Last action
2025-10-16
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act dedicating certain park and field space in the South Boston section of the city of Boston

An Act dedicating certain park and field space in the South Boston section of the city of Boston By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act dedicating certain park and field space in the South Boston section of the city of Boston By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 899) of David Biele for legislation to dedicate certain park and field space in the South Boston section of the city of Boston.
  • Environment and Natural Resources.
  • Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Rules

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  • 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. 2025-10-16 Senate

    Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

  2. 2025-10-14 House

    Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed

  3. 2025-08-11 House

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

  4. 2025-08-11 House

    Rules suspended

  5. 2025-08-11 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  6. 2025-07-16 House

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

  7. 2025-04-01 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  8. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources

  9. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act dedicating certain park and field space in the South Boston section of the city of Boston
By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 899) of David Biele for legislation to dedicate certain park and field space in the South Boston section of the city of Boston. Environment and Natural Resources.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.899

The park managed by the department of conservation and recreation located in the South Boston section of the City of Boston between Farragut Road and Day Boulevard and East Broadway and Shore Road shall be formally known as Admiral David G. Farragut Park. Additionally, the football field behind Joseph R. Evans Memorial Field running from Francis L. Murphy Memorial Rink to Shore Road shall be designated in memory of Walter Rosher and Gerard McCarthy.

The department shall erect and maintain a suitable marker bearing the appropriate distinctions for said park and field.

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