MA S2036

Bill

Relative to congestion in East Boston

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
04/21/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to congestion in East Boston. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill directs the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to commission a study on congestion in East Boston, focusing on the causes and impacts related to the airport, ride-hailing companies, commuters from the North Shore and Middlesex County, and local development. The department is required to consult with various stakeholders and make recommendations on how to alleviate the congestion, including by promoting, expanding, and improving public transit options such as the Blue Line, Red Line-Blue Line connection, regional rail, and bus rapid transit. The department is also required to publish a report on its findings by July 31, 2019 and present it to elected officials and the City of Boston's Transportation Department.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (2)

Joseph Boncore (D), Adrian Madaro (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 04/21/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2036

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2036
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2036.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2184	Designating certain employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2790	Relative to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H3795	Above quota alcohol license	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H4157	Elder affairs study order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
S1351	To require the Department of Public Health to conduct a study of the health impacts of airplane flights on the resident communities that are represented on the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S2059	Establishing a feasibility study to expand rapid transit to Lynn	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
S2221	Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons	Accompanied a study order, see S2531	Similar To
S2223	To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To
S2388	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S248	Evaluating providing additional educational assistance to school districts with low or declining enrollment	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S253	Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S495	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling	Accompanied a new draft, see S2388	Similar To
S670	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2184

Designating certain employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2790

Relative to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

H3795

Above quota alcohol license

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H4157

Elder affairs study order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

S1351

To require the Department of Public Health to conduct a study of the health impacts of airplane flights on the resident communities that are represented on the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee

Accompanied a study order, see S2547

Similar To

S2059

Establishing a feasibility study to expand rapid transit to Lynn

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

S2221

Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons

Accompanied a study order, see S2531

Similar To

S2223

To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

S2388

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S248

Evaluating providing additional educational assistance to school districts with low or declining enrollment

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S253

Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules

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

Similar To

S495

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling

Accompanied a new draft, see S2388

Similar To

S670

To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status

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

Similar To

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