MA S2340

Bill

Relative to fare free buses

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
12/22/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to fare free buses. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a pilot program for fare-free buses within the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and all Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) operating in Massachusetts. The MBTA program will run for a minimum of 1 year, providing free access to bus service on at least 10 priority routes and 10 additional routes with higher than average ridership between March 2020 and December 2020. The RTA program will also run for a minimum of 1 year, providing free access to bus service on at least one route that experienced higher than average ridership during the same period. The bill also creates advisory groups to oversee the pilots, set goals and metrics, and evaluate the impacts on ridership, equity, system efficiency, and other areas. The pilots are required to commence by December 31, 2021, with the advisory groups presenting formal findings every 6 months and a final report within 3 months of the pilots' conclusion.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (6)

Pat Jehlen (D)*, Christine Barber (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Adam Gómez (D), Steve Owens (D),

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 12/22/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2340

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2340
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2340.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2397	Creating an obesity task force and pilot program	No further action taken	Similar To
H3403	Relative to fare free buses	No further action taken	Similar To
H3619	Resolve relative to implementing fare free service within the MBTA	Accompanied a study order, see H4966	Similar To
H3631	Increasing the penalties for passing a stopped school bus	No further action taken	Similar To
S125	Establishing a diaper benefits pilot program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1569	Relative to seatbelts on school buses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1572	Relative to seat belts on school buses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1910	Related to a universal basic income pilot	Accompanied S1883	Similar To
S2261	To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)	Accompanied a new draft, see S2519	Similar To
S2311	Relative to school bus safety	Accompanied a new draft, see S2640	Similar To
S2519	To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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