An Act relative to MBTA communities
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/12/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5065↗ |
| 7/29/2025 | 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 |
| 7/29/2025 | Joint | |
| 7/29/2025 | Joint | |
| 7/17/2025 | Joint | |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Accompanied | — |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H1512 | An Act to exempt local housing authorities from the penalties of the MBTA Communities Law | Active |
| H1535 | An Act requiring triennial reports on the impacts of multi-family zoning in MBTA communities | Active |
| H2266 | An Act repealing section 3A relative to MBTA communities | Active |
| H2291 | An Act allowing municipalities to appeal zoning provisions under the MBTA Communities Act | Active |
| H2292 | An Act relative to extending the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act to all cities and towns | Active |
| H2295 | An Act providing for retroactive housing compliance under the MBTA Communities Act | Active |
| H2296 | An Act amending the MBTA communities act to provide recategorization and alternative compliance | Active |
| H2305 | An Act reforming the MBTA Communities Act | Active |
| H2308 | An Act relative to multi-family zoning in MBTA communities | Active |
| H2327 | An Act mitigating MBTA Communities funding impact for First Responders and Education | Active |
| H2339 | An Act relative to guidelines for MBTA communities | Active |
| H2340 | An Act repealing section 3A relative to MBTA communities | Active |
| H2343 | An Act repealing the MBTA communities act | Active |
| H2344 | An Act requiring Safe Harbor exceptions to the MBTA Communities Act | Active |
| H2345 | An Act relative to the MBTA Communities Act | Active |
of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “authority” in line 39 the following:- “; provided, however, that for the purposes of this section and section 3A, an ‘MBTA community’ shall not include any city or town which does not have any direct bus, subway or transit service”
Section 1A of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “authority” in line 39 the following:- “; provided, however, that for the purposes of this section and section 3A, an ‘MBTA community’ shall not include any city or town which does not have any direct bus, subway or transit service”