An Act designating the Marion Stoddart riverwalk
- Introduced Sep 18, 2025
- In committee Sep 18, 2025
- Passed the House Next
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
By Representative Scarsdale of Pepperell and Senator Cronin, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Margaret R. Scarsdale that the Department of Conservation and Recreation be authorized to designate a certain trail in the J. Harry Rich State Forest in the town of Groton as the Marion Stoddart riverwalk. Environment and Natural Resources.
Every action
7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeReferred to the committee on House Rules · House Committee on Rules
- CommitteeReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
- SenateSenate concurred
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 03/04/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222 · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 03/04/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222 · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
- CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 03/04/2026 from 10:00 AM-11:15 AM in 222 and Virtual; Hearing updated to New End Time · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
- CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means · House Committee on Ways and Means
Roll calls
1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources | Committee report: Favorable (Should the Committee report the following bill out favorably?) MembersYes · 9
Not voting · 1 Other · 1 |
9–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Margaret R. ScarsdaleD Primary sponsor · District 1st Middlesex
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John J. CroninD Joint sponsor · District Worcester and Middlesex
From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.