MA S2082

Bill

To ensure greater transparency and accountability in the Commonwealth’s commuter rail system

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 ensure greater transparency and accountability in the Commonwealth’s commuter rail system. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the Commonwealth's commuter rail system. It would require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to provide written notice to the state legislature at least 30 days prior to remitting or forgiving any fines or penalties levied against current or future commuter rail service providers. Additionally, the MBTA and Massachusetts Department of Transportation must submit an annual report detailing the number of instances where fines or penalties were remitted or forgiven, including the amounts, circumstances, and contractual terms involved. The report must be filed with the state legislature's committees on ways and means and transportation.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (3)

Cindy Friedman (D), Sean Garballey (D), Maria Robinson (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2560 (on 02/24/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2082

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2082
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2082.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H253	Establishing fuel price transparency	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2627	Relative to film tax credit transparency	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2768	Providing for sustainability and transparency standards by Massachusetts business entities	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H2827	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4210	Relative to children’s health and wellness	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 124 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S1677	To increase transparency of taxpayers rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S1989	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Accompanied H2827	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
S2295	To increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Accompanied H913	Similar To
S2560	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to transportation issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S544	Relative to transparency of dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S656	Relative to transparency for mental health parity	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S960	To increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses	Accompanied H1413	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H253

Establishing fuel price transparency

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2627

Relative to film tax credit transparency

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H2768

Providing for sustainability and transparency standards by Massachusetts business entities

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

H2827

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

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

Similar To

H4210

Relative to children’s health and wellness

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 124 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S1677

To increase transparency of taxpayers rights

Accompanied a study order, see S2549

Similar To

S1989

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Accompanied H2827

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

S2295

To increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks

Accompanied H913

Similar To

S2560

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to transportation issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S544

Relative to transparency of dental benefits corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S656

Relative to transparency for mental health parity

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S960

To increase transparency in the Massachusetts land record systems to protect the property rights of homeowners and businesses

Accompanied H1413

Similar To

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