H9 • 2025

An Act to improve transportation and environmental oversight

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Sponsor: Auditor of the Commonwealth
Last action: 2026-03-12
Official status: Accompanied a study order, see H5201
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to improve transportation and environmental oversight

An Act to improve transportation and environmental oversight So much of the recommendations of the State Auditor (House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act to improve transportation and environmental oversight So much of the recommendations of the State Auditor (House, No.
3) as relates to improving transportation and environmental oversight (House, No.
9).
Transportation.

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Bill History

2026-03-12 House
Accompanied a study order, see H5201
2025-09-30 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
2025-09-30 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 10/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing location changed
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Transportation
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to improve transportation and environmental oversight
So much of the recommendations of the State Auditor (House, No. 3) as relates to improving transportation and environmental oversight (House, No. 9). Transportation.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.9

SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the word “five” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- “seven”.

SECTION 2. Said section 6 of said chapter 11 is hereby amended by striking out the words “and the division of local mandates” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “, the division of local mandates, the division of transportation reviews, and the division of environmental audits”.

SECTION 3. Chapter 161A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out Section 23 thereof in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 23: Audit; report

Section 23. The state auditor shall make an audit of the authority, once every 2 years and as often as the state auditor determines is necessary, and make a report thereon to the directors, the governor and the general court. In making such audits, said auditor may call upon any of the departments, commissions, officers and agencies of the commonwealth for such information as may be needed in the course of making such audits. The state auditor may employ such auditors, accountants and other assistants as said auditor deems necessary for carrying out said duties, and chapter 31 and the rules made thereunder shall not apply to such employees. The commonwealth shall be reimbursed by the authority for the cost of the audit.

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