An Act mitigating MBTA Communities funding impact for First Responders and Education
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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 |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Accompanied | — |
of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 9 of chapter 150 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:- (d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) or any other general or special law to the contrary, no department or agency of the commonwealth shall, pursuant to this section or any other general or special law, withhold funding or grant opportunities for which the MBTA community is otherwise eligible for failure to comply with this section, if the funding or grant may lawfully be used by the MBTA community for public safety or public education purposes, as determined by the department or agency responsible for determining the funding or grant eligibility.
Section 3A of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 9 of chapter 150 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:- (d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) or any other general or special law to the contrary, no department or agency of the commonwealth shall, pursuant to this section or any other general or special law, withhold funding or grant opportunities for which the MBTA community is otherwise eligible for failure to comply with this section, if the funding or grant may lawfully be used by the MBTA community for public safety or public education purposes, as determined by the department or agency responsible for determining the funding or grant eligibility.