MA H2535

Bill

Relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize municipalities to assess certain taxes for financing regional transportation needs and investments. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill would authorize municipalities in Massachusetts to assess certain taxes, such as a payroll, sales, property, fuel, or vehicle excise tax, to finance regional transportation needs and investments. The bill outlines the process for municipalities to approve and accept these tax surcharges through voter approval, and establishes a Local and Regional Transportation Fund to manage and distribute the funds collected. The bill also creates a Massachusetts Local and Regional Transportation Trust Fund to receive and distribute funds from sales or payroll tax surcharges. The bill requires the establishment of local and regional transportation committees to study transportation needs and make recommendations on the use of the funds.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (10)

Anne Gobi (D), Carlos González (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Jack Lewis (D), Dave Robertson (D), Maria Robinson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H2653 (on 06/25/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2535

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2535
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2535.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1838	To allow municipalities to invest in credit unions	Discharged to the Joint Committee on Financial Services	Similar To
H2595	To reduce taxes generated by charitable raffles and bazaars	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2653	Relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaced by
H3134	Relative to the eligibility determination for ‘THE RIDE’ Program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3898	Providing for the terms of certain bonds for transportation improvements to be issued by the commonwealth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 31 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4244	Relative to the town of Mattapoisett	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 357 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H511	To allow for school districts to collect a fee associated with nonresident pupil transportation	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
S1190	Relative to MBTA billboards in the city of Quincy	Accompanied a study order, see S2524	Similar To
S1200	To support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations	Accompanied a study order, see S2524	Similar To
S1702	Relative to excessive executive compensation	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1727	To clarify the net-worth measure of the corporate excise	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
S1765	Granting property tax relief to seniors	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S1884	To promote safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2103	Directing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to conduct a highway noise study in Quincy	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2104	Directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to install sound barriers in Quincy and Braintree	Accompanied a study order, see S2560	Similar To
S2289	Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2341	To update the Massachusetts rideshare program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2348	Relative to educational opportunity for students	New draft substituted, see S2350	Similar To
S2412	Relative to educational opportunity for students	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2439	Relative to wind and solar systems within the town of Mattapoisett	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S520	Relative to recycling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S90	Relative to a municipality’s right of first refusal of agricultural and recreational land	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1838

To allow municipalities to invest in credit unions

Discharged to the Joint Committee on Financial Services

Similar To

H2595

To reduce taxes generated by charitable raffles and bazaars

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H2653

Relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives

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

Replaced by

H3134

Relative to the eligibility determination for ‘THE RIDE’ Program

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

Similar To

H3898

Providing for the terms of certain bonds for transportation improvements to be issued by the commonwealth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 31 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4244

Relative to the town of Mattapoisett

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 357 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H511

To allow for school districts to collect a fee associated with nonresident pupil transportation

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

S1190

Relative to MBTA billboards in the city of Quincy

Accompanied a study order, see S2524

Similar To

S1200

To support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations

Accompanied a study order, see S2524

Similar To

S1702

Relative to excessive executive compensation

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

S1727

To clarify the net-worth measure of the corporate excise

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

S1765

Granting property tax relief to seniors

Accompanied a study order, see S2549

Similar To

S1884

To promote safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections

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

Similar To

S2103

Directing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to conduct a highway noise study in Quincy

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

Similar To

S2104

Directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to install sound barriers in Quincy and Braintree

Accompanied a study order, see S2560

Similar To

S2289

Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2341

To update the Massachusetts rideshare program

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

Similar To

S2348

Relative to educational opportunity for students

New draft substituted, see S2350

Similar To

S2412

Relative to educational opportunity for students

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 132 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2439

Relative to wind and solar systems within the town of Mattapoisett

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S520

Relative to recycling

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

Similar To

S90

Relative to a municipality’s right of first refusal of agricultural and recreational land

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

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