Senate orders Bourne easements bill to third reading after unanimous consent

The Massachusetts State Senate on a voice vote ordered House Bill No. 4364 to a third reading after suspending the rules to allow immediate consideration. The clerk read the bill title: it would authorize the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Bourne. The senator from Bristol and Plymouth, Ms. Dooner, asked for unanimous consent to suspend the rules to consider the matter forthwith; the chair heard no objection and the rules were suspended. The question then came on ordering the bill to a third reading, and by voice vote the "ayes" prevailed.

The transcript records the procedural steps: referral from the House, motion for suspension of rules, and the order sending the bill to third reading. The transcript does not record floor debate, amendment text, a roll-call vote, or conditions on the easements.

Because the item was taken up under unanimous consent and the transcript contains no recorded opposition or substantive discussion, the legislative record in the transcript is limited to the motion, the suspension of rules, and the order to read a third time. Any implementation details, limits on the easements, or related approvals are not specified in the transcript.