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Senate orders House Bill 4364 on Bourne easements to third reading
Summary
The Senate ordered House Bill 4364, which would authorize the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Bourne, to a third reading after suspending rules to consider the bill forthwith.
The Massachusetts Senate ordered House Bill 4364 to a third reading, a measure that the clerk described as authorizing the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Bourne.
The bill, read into the record as "The house bill, authorize the commissioner of capital asset management maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Bourne. House number 4 3 6 4 comes from the house passed to be engrossed," was considered after the senator representing the Bristol and Plymouth district asked unanimous consent to suspend the rules to allow immediate consideration. The chair heard no objection and the Senate proceeded. The clerk recorded the voice question "All those in favor say aye. Opposed no. And the ayes have it, and the bill is ordered to a third reading."
Why it matters: the bill would permit a state official to execute easements in favor of the town of Bourne, which could affect local property rights, municipal projects, or infrastructure work. The transcript records only the procedural motions and the order sending the bill to third reading; no floor debate on the merits appears in the record.
Discussion versus decision: the transcript shows a procedural decision to suspend rules and advance the bill to third reading; it does not record substantive debate, amendments, or a roll-call vote. Next steps would be consideration on third reading where further debate or amendment could occur.
