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Senate advances local bills, adopts Ways and Means amendments and passes two House bills to be enacted

Massachusetts Senate · November 17, 2025
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Summary

The Senate's Ways and Means committee reported several House bills (including H.4362 and H.4363), the chamber adopted committee amendments, ordered the bills to third reading, and passed two House bills (H.2616 and H.3912) to be enacted; the Senate set a reconvening and adjourned.

The Senate reviewed a number of committee reports and handled multiple local bills during a short formal session. The Committee on Ways and Means reported that House Bill No. 4362 (authorizing the Town of Westwood to release agricultural preservation restrictions over land owned by Westwood Gateway LLC) "ought to pass" with an amendment striking all after the enacting clause and inserting the text contained in Senate document No. 2723. Senator Rand moved to suspend the rules to consider the matter forthwith; the rules were suspended, the Ways and Means amendment was adopted by voice vote, and the bill as…

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