MA H3554

Bill

Relative to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority service interruptions

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority service interruptions. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to, to the extent feasible, use any increase in revenue collections resulting from changes to sections 29 and 30 to prevent the elimination of transit services and closure of commuter rail stations, and ensure the continued progress of capital projects. The MBTA must hold public hearings at least 90 days before any commuter rail or transit station closure, ferry closure, or bus route elimination, and cannot make changes that would unduly harm public transit riders or the communities served. If the MBTA receives additional federal funding for the COVID-19 emergency, it must prioritize using that funding to restore any scaled-back capital projects and service eliminations or reductions. The MBTA must also submit a report to the legislature at least 30 days before any proposed service reduction, route elimination, commuter rail station closure, or capital project delay.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (11)

Tram Nguyen (D)*, Marcos Devers (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Jessica Giannino (D), Natalie Higgins (D), David LeBoeuf (D), James Murphy (D), Maria Robinson (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Walter Timilty (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5075 (on 08/25/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3554

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3554
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3554.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3134	Prohibiting certain business dealings with agents of foreign adversaries by the Commonwealth and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Accompanied a study order, see H4910	Similar To
H3442	Establishing a special commission to improve fairness in local Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority tax assessments	Accompanied a study order, see H4113	Similar To
H3461	Establishing a pilot program allowing for in-person payment of daily parking fees at certain commuter rail stations operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H5075	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1890	Relative to commuter transit benefits	Accompanied a new draft, see H4562	Similar To
S2130	To convert the MBTA bus fleet to zero-emission vehicles	Accompanied H4524	Similar To
S2268	Relative to the coordination of transit infrastructure projects	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2281	Relative to a special commission to study MBTA assets in the City of Boston	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2317	Relative to enhancing recycling machines at Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2682	Similar To
S2375	Relative to the orange line extension	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2386	Relative to the expansion of the commuter rail and ferry low-income fare program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2726	Similar To
S2387	Relative to expanding the MBTA reduced fare program to include veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2642	Similar To

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