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H2345 • 2025

An Act relative to the MBTA Communities Act

An Act relative to the MBTA Communities Act

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Sponsor
Jeffrey Rosario Turco
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 the MBTA Communities Act

An Act relative to the MBTA Communities Act By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the MBTA Communities Act By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2345) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco, David F.
  • DeCoste and Colleen M.
  • Garry that communities of less than two square miles be exempt from the provisions of the the MBTA communities act, so-called.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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 the MBTA Communities Act
By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2345) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco, David F. DeCoste and Colleen M. Garry that communities of less than two square miles be exempt from the provisions of the the MBTA communities act, so-called. Municipalities and Regional Government.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2345

MGL 40A, Section 3A is amended by addition a new subsection (d):

Any community of less than two square miles shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section.

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