MA H2964

Bill

Renaming the Yawkey commuter rail station on the Worcester–Framingham line

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to renaming the Yawkey commuter rail station. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to eliminate the designation "Yawkey" from the Yawkey commuter rail station on the Worcester–Framingham line. It also establishes a special commission to study and make recommendations to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for a new name for the station that is consistent with and reflects the values of the Commonwealth. The commission will include members from the state government, legislature, and various community organizations, and will consider the Commonwealth's values of equal rights and social and economic justice in making its recommendations, which it must submit to the MBTA by July 1, 2018.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (7)

Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), Kay Khan (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Mike Moore (D), Denise Provost (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5126 (on 11/19/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2964

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2964
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2964.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1248	Establishing a commission to study student loan debt relief programs	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
H1262	Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4974	Similar To
H2478	Relative to establishing a special commission to study the efficacy of funding the construction of public safety buildings through the sales tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2963	Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the potential implementation of a time limit for handicapped parking placard use in a metered spot	Senate concurred	Similar To
H474	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H5126	Study Order - vehicles and roads	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H560	Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H729	Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
S1439	Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2052	Relative to a special commission to study MBTA assets in the City of Boston	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S324	Establishing a special commission relative to digital textbooks	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1248

Establishing a commission to study student loan debt relief programs

Accompanied a study order, see H5209

Similar To

H1262

Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B

Accompanied a study order, see H4974

Similar To

H2478

Relative to establishing a special commission to study the efficacy of funding the construction of public safety buildings through the sales tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2963

Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the potential implementation of a time limit for handicapped parking placard use in a metered spot

Senate concurred

Similar To

H474

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H5126

Study Order - vehicles and roads

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H560

Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H729

Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

S1439

Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2052

Relative to a special commission to study MBTA assets in the City of Boston

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S324

Establishing a special commission relative to digital textbooks

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

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