Massachusetts · Bill 598 · 194th General Court

An Act permitting free passage across private tidelands

S 598 Sponsored by Dylan A. Fernandes In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Mr. Fernandes, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 598) of Dylan A. Fernandes relative to recreation on private tidelands. Environment and Natural Resources.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
  4. CommitteeAccompanied a new draft, see S2729 · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.