An Act providing for the exchange of certain park land in the town of Lexington
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 6/10/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 99 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 6/4/2026 | Senate | Laid before the Governor |
| 6/4/2026 | Senate | Enacted -see Roll Call #190 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) |
| 6/4/2026 | House | Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 203) |
| 5/26/2026 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 5/26/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 4/30/2026 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 4/27/2026 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 3/23/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 3/23/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 3/23/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 3/12/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 3/3/2026 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in 222 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 2/12/2026 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 |
| 12/18/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 12/15/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the select board of the town of Lexington may, pursuant to a vote of the Lexington special town meeting on November 3, 2025 and the requirements of section 15A of chapter 40 of the General Laws, section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws, and Chapter 114 of the Acts of 1961, transfer the care, custody and control of certain parcels of land currently under the care and control of the select board of the town of Lexington for athletic fields to the school committee of the town of Lexington for school purposes. The parcels of land that may be transferred under this section comprise approximately eight acres, and are more particularly described in whole or in part in two deeds recorded with the Middlesex south registry of deeds as Book 3953, Page 561 and Book 3981, Page 109
As a condition of any disposition of land pursuant to section 1, and to ensure no net loss of land subject to Article 97 of the amendments to the constitution of the Commonwealth and said section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws, the town of Lexington shall transfer the care, custody, management and control of parcels of land currently containing the Lexington High School buildings as shown entitled “Figure G” dated October 3, 2025 presented to the Lexington Town Meeting on November 3, 2025 from the school committee of the town of Lexington to the select board of the town of Lexington for the siting of the new Lexington High School athletic field, public park, open space and recreational purposes.
This act shall take effect upon its passage
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the select board of the town of Lexington may, pursuant to a vote of the Lexington special town meeting on November 3, 2025 and the requirements of section 15A of chapter 40 of the General Laws, section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws, and Chapter 114 of the Acts of 1961, transfer the care, custody and control of certain parcels of land currently under the care and control of the select board of the town of Lexington for athletic fields to the school committee of the town of Lexington for school purposes. The parcels of land that may be transferred under this section comprise approximately eight acres, and are more particularly described in whole or in part in two deeds recorded with the Middlesex south registry of deeds as Book 3953, Page 561 and Book 3981, Page 109 SECTION 2. As a condition of any disposition of land pursuant to section 1, and to ensure no net loss of land subject to Article 97 of the amendments to the constitution of the Commonwealth and said section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws, the town of Lexington shall transfer the care, custody, management and control of parcels of land currently containing the Lexington High School buildings as shown entitled “Figure G” dated October 3, 2025 presented to the Lexington Town Meeting on November 3, 2025 from the school committee of the town of Lexington to the select board of the town of Lexington for the siting of the new Lexington High School athletic field, public park, open space and recreational purposes. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage