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H2292 • 2025

An Act relative to extending the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act to all cities and towns

An Act relative to extending the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act to all cities and towns

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Sponsor
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5065
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to extending the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act to all cities and towns

An Act relative to extending the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act to all cities and towns By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to extending the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act to all cities and towns By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2292) of Bradley H.
  • Jones, Jr.
  • and others relative to extending the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act, so-called, to all cities and towns.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5065

  2. 2025-07-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-07-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:15 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-07-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2025-07-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to extending the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act to all cities and towns
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2292) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to extending the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act, so-called, to all cities and towns. Municipalities and Regional Government.

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Bill H.2292

Section 1A of Chapter 40A of the General laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended by striking the definition of “MBTA community” and inserting in place thereof the following:

“MBTA community”, any city or town that is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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