MA S2265

Bill

Creating a New Deal for Transportation in the Commonwealth

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to create a New Deal for Transportation in the Commonwealth. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill creates a New Deal for Transportation in the Commonwealth. It establishes a project selection advisory council to develop uniform project selection criteria for transportation projects, creates offices within the Department of Transportation to focus on improving the rail and bus systems, creates a Transit Authority Fund to provide dedicated funding for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and regional transit authorities, and establishes the Transportation Climate Initiative Trust Fund to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector. The bill also authorizes municipalities to impose local sales taxes on commercial and residential parking facilities, increases the gas tax, creates a commercial parking surcharge, and makes changes to the governance structure of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (10)

Joseph Boncore (D)*, Harriette Chandler (D), Jo Comerford (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Tami Gouveia (D), James Kelcourse (R), Jack Lewis (D), Steve Owens (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2861 (on 05/05/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2265

(33 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2265
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2265.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1580	Relative to locating missing persons via mobile data (Kelsey's Bill)	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H4020	Creating a cell tower receipts fund for the town of North Reading	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4059	Establishing a housing trust fund in the town of Chatham	No further action taken	Similar To
H4897	Relative to Massachusetts’s transportation resources and climate	Published as amended, see H4916	Similar To
H4916	Relative to Massachusetts’s transportation resources and climate	Reported by H5151	Similar To
H5047	To extend live horse racing and simulcasting in the Commonwealth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 128 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H514	Relative to creating a public advancement fund	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H538	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied H653	Similar To
H55	Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and relief to employers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see H89	Similar To
H90	Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth	For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702	Similar To
S1105	Updating hunter harassment laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1302	Relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S1582	To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2087	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
S2140	To equitably support enhanced 911 service	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2161	Creating a Department of Utilities Disaster Relief Fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S217	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S220	To protect personal biometric data	Accompanied a new draft, see S2687	Similar To
S2269	Preparing rail opportunities and jumpstarting efforts concerning transportation stimulus (PROJECTS)	Accompanied a study order, see S2758	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2436	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
S2535	To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting	Accompanied a new draft, see S3094	Similar To
S2538	Relative to H-2B worker mobility	Accompanied a study order, see S2758	Similar To
S2861	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to miscellaneous transportation matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S3088	Relative to sustainability and resiliency in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S332	Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S35	Similar Bills	See H90	Similar To
S464	Relative to fair elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S5	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)	Similar To
S505	Relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S532	Relative to the Douglas State Forest Maintenance Trust Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S791	To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S805	Relative to hospital profit and fairness	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1580

Relative to locating missing persons via mobile data (Kelsey's Bill)

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H4020

Creating a cell tower receipts fund for the town of North Reading

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4059

Establishing a housing trust fund in the town of Chatham

No further action taken

Similar To

H4897

Relative to Massachusetts’s transportation resources and climate

Published as amended, see H4916

Similar To

H4916

Relative to Massachusetts’s transportation resources and climate

Reported by H5151

Similar To

H5047

To extend live horse racing and simulcasting in the Commonwealth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 128 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H514

Relative to creating a public advancement fund

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H538

Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies

Accompanied H653

Similar To

H55

Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and relief to employers in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see H89

Similar To

H90

Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth

For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702

Similar To

S1105

Updating hunter harassment laws

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1302

Relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2919

Similar To

S1582

To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles

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

Similar To

S2087

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

S2140

To equitably support enhanced 911 service

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

Similar To

S2161

Creating a Department of Utilities Disaster Relief Fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S217

Establishing a student tuition recovery fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S220

To protect personal biometric data

Accompanied a new draft, see S2687

Similar To

S2269

Preparing rail opportunities and jumpstarting efforts concerning transportation stimulus (PROJECTS)

Accompanied a study order, see S2758

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S2436

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

S2535

To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting

Accompanied a new draft, see S3094

Similar To

S2538

Relative to H-2B worker mobility

Accompanied a study order, see S2758

Similar To

S2861

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

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S3088

Relative to sustainability and resiliency in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S332

Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools

Accompanied H653

Similar To

S35

Similar Bills

See H90

Similar To

S464

Relative to fair elections

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars

Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)

Similar To

S505

Relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas

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

Similar To

S532

Relative to the Douglas State Forest Maintenance Trust Fund

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

Similar To

S791

To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S805

Relative to hospital profit and fairness

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

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