An Act relative to commuter shuttles and public transporation improvements
By Representative Benson of Lunenburg and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 901) of Jennifer E. Benson and others relative to expanding parking facilities to promote the use of commuter shuttles and public transportation. Transportation.
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Presenters:
- Jennifer E. Benson , James B. Eldridge
- Status:
- Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to encourage the use of commuter shuttles and public transportation in the commonwealth, thereby saving energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing dependence on foreign oil, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Bill History
Date | Branch | Action |
---|---|---|
1/24/2011 | House | Referred to the committee on Transportation |
1/24/2011 | Senate | Senate concurred |
2/17/2012 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/10/2011 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
12/5/2011 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
1/3/2012 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
1/3/2012 | House | Rules suspended |
1/3/2012 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
11/13/2012 | House | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
11/15/2012 | Senate | Read and referred to the committee on Senate Ethics and Rules |
12/27/2012 | Senate | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
12/27/2012 | Senate | Rules suspended |
12/27/2012 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed |
12/28/2012 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
12/31/2012 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
12/31/2012 | House | Enacted |
12/31/2012 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
1/8/2013 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 417 of the Acts of 2012 |
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