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S2357 • 2025

An Act relative to tolls on the roadways of the commonwealth

An Act relative to tolls on the roadways of the commonwealth

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Sponsor
Brendan P. Crighton
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to tolls on the roadways of the commonwealth

An Act relative to tolls on the roadways of the commonwealth By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to tolls on the roadways of the commonwealth By Mr.
  • Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2357) of Brendan P.
  • Crighton for legislation relative to tolls on the roadways of the commonwealth.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-02 Senate

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

  2. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 31, 2026

  3. 2025-09-30 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 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

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to tolls on the roadways of the commonwealth
By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2357) of Brendan P. Crighton for legislation relative to tolls on the roadways of the commonwealth. Transportation.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill S.2357

SECTION 1. Section 3 of Chapter 6C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, the words "fix and revise from time to time and charge and collect tolls for transit over the metropolitan highway system and the turnpike", the first time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following:- “charge and collect tolls for transit over the metropolitan highway system and the turnpike; said toll rates shall not be increased from the rates in place on January 1, 2025”.

SECTION 2. Subsection (a) of Section 13 of said Chapter 6C is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2 the words "fix and revise" and by inserting in place thereof the following:- “reduce the”.

SECTION 3.

Said subsection (a) of said Section 13 of said Chapter 6C is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 5 to 14, inclusive, the words "Such tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted as to provide, at a minimum, funds sufficient with other revenues, if any, to pay: (i) costs incurred in furtherance of this chapter related to the turnpike including, but not limited to, the cost of owning, maintaining, repairing, reconstructing, improving, rehabilitating, policing, using, administering, controlling and operating the turnpike; and (ii) the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and the interest on notes or bonds relating to the turnpike as the same shall become due and payable and to create and maintain reserves established for any of the department’s corporate purposes.”

SECTION 4. Subsection (b) of said Section 13 of said Chapter 6C is hereby amended by striking out, in line 44, the words "fix and revise" and by inserting in place thereof the following:- “reduce the”.

SECTION 5. Said subsection (b) of said Section 13 of said Chapter 6C is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 47 to 58, inclusive, the words "Such tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted as to provide, at a minimum, funds sufficient with other revenues, if any, to pay: (i) costs incurred in furtherance of this chapter related to the metropolitan highway system including, but not limited to, the cost of owning, maintaining, repairing, reconstructing, improving, rehabilitating, policing, using, administering, controlling and operating the turnpike; and (ii) the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and the interest on notes or bonds relating to the metropolitan highway system as the same shall become due and payable and to create and maintain reserves established for any of the department’s corporate purposes.”

SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall study and report on the feasibility of establishing all-electric tolling along state and interstate highways of the Commonwealth that are not currently subject to a toll. The report shall examine the several options available to the commonwealth to pursue additional tolls, including, but not limited to: (i) placement of all-electronic tolling gantries on roads in the Commonwealth that are not currently tolled; (ii) seeking a federal waiver for the placement of border tolls; (iii) reaching interstate or regional agreements for the placement of additional tolls; and (iv) the commonwealth’s ability to establish border tolls in the event of proposed changes to federal law on interstate highway tolling. The department shall file its report along with any legislative recommendations with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on transportation on or before December 31, 2025.

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