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H3762 • 2025

An Act relative to The Ride service of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

An Act relative to The Ride service of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

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Sponsor
Edward R. Philips
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to The Ride service of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

An Act relative to The Ride service of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to The Ride service of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3762) of Edward R.
  • Philips for legislation to expand the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority “The Ride” services to communities within twenty-five miles of the city of Boston for medical purposes.
  • Transportation.

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. 2026-01-27 House

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

  2. 2025-10-21 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-11:45 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-10-15 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  4. 2025-10-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to The Ride service of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3762) of Edward R. Philips for legislation to expand the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority “The Ride” services to communities within twenty-five miles of the city of Boston for medical purposes. Transportation.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3762

Chapter 161A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 49.

The authority shall make the services of The Ride available to persons residing in any community within 25 miles of the city of Boston to transport them to the city of Boston for medical related purposes.

The authority shall be reimbursed for the costs of providing such services by the commonwealth health insurance connector board established by section 2 of chapter 176Q.

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