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S2414 • 2025

An Act establishing a tunnel to connect the campuses of Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical school ("ENSATS”)

An Act establishing a tunnel to connect the campuses of Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical school ("ENSATS”)

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Sponsor
Joan B. Lovely
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see S3011
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act establishing a tunnel to connect the campuses of Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical school ("ENSATS”)

An Act establishing a tunnel to connect the campuses of Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical school ("ENSATS”) By Ms.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act establishing a tunnel to connect the campuses of Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical school ("ENSATS”) By Ms.
  • Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2414) of Joan B.
  • Lovely, Bruce E.

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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. 2026-04-02 Senate

    Accompanied a new draft, see S3011

  2. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 31, 2026

  3. 2025-10-24 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act establishing a tunnel to connect the campuses of Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical school ("ENSATS”)
By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2414) of Joan B. Lovely, Bruce E. Tarr and Bradley H. Jones, Jr. for legislation to establish a tunnel to connect the campuses of Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical school. Transportation.

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2414

Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, subject to the appropriation of up to $5,000,000, ENSATS shall construct a tunnel to connect the north and south campuses and Danvers Rail Trail, a section of the Massachusetts Rail Trail system. Recognizing a pressing need for student safety, increased accessibility, and congestion reduction, this tunnel shall be of benefit to all persons of the Commonwealth.

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