MassachusettsNantucket County could convey School Street to the town
If enacted, Nantucket County could transfer the identified School Street to the town under terms set by the Select Board.
What it does
Nantucket County could transfer the identified School Street to the town under terms set by the Select Board, including possible easements or restrictions.
The authorized transfer would not have to follow Chapter 30B or the specified state first-refusal rights.
Argument forLocal terms could help the county and town complete the transfer while preserving useful easements or property restrictions.
Argument againstExempting the transfer from these state rules may reduce public review or purchase opportunities connected to the conveyance.
More detail
Nantucket County may convey School Street to the Town of Nantucket. The authorization covers the School Street shown on the May 26, 1981 plan recorded in Nantucket County Registry of Deeds Plan Book 12-C-1. The Select Board may set the terms of the transfer. Those terms may reserve restrictions and easements shown on a map kept by the town clerk. This provision would take effect when the act is passed.
An authorized conveyance would not be subject to Chapter 30B or specified first-refusal rights under Chapter 34. The exceptions apply only to a conveyance authorized by this act. The provision refers to Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws. It also excludes first-refusal rights under section 14 of chapter 34. The exceptions would apply when an authorized conveyance occurs after the act takes effect.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30Signed by the Governor Maura Healey, Chapter 222 of the Acts of 2026Latest
- Sep 21Enacted and laid before the GovernorMajor
- Sep 21EnactedBecame Law
- Sep 17Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Sep 17Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- Jan 29Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- 2025
- Dec 18Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- Dec 15Read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- Nov 10Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Nov 10Rules suspended
- Nov 10Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Oct 14Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- Sep 23Hearing scheduled for 09/23/2025 from 02:00 PM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- Sep 15Senate concurred
- Sep 11Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional GovernmentIntroduced
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