Massachusetts · Bill 5113 · 194th General Court

An Act designating the Marion Stoddart riverwalk

  1. Introduced Sep 18, 2025
  2. In committee Sep 18, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. 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.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on House Rules · House Committee on Rules
  2. 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
  3. SenateSenate concurred
  4. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 03/04/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222 · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
  5. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 03/04/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222 · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
  6. 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
  7. 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

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 6, 2026 Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Committee report: Favorable (Should the Committee report the following bill out favorably?)
Members

Yes · 9

Not voting · 1

Other · 1

9–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.