Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Transportation

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

B-1 and Virtual
A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Regarding tolls, transportation finance, and transportation governance.

For in-person testimony, a sign-in sheet will be made available outside the hearing room (State House Room A-1) approximately 30 minutes before the start of the hearing. You may also email Alex Chilton at (alexander.chilton@masenate.gov) to indicate that you plan to testify in person.

For virtual testimony, you may sign up with the following form: Virtual Testimony Form. The deadline for signing up for virtual testimony is one hour before the start of the hearing (12:00 PM submission deadline.)

For written testimony, you may submit testimony via email attachment to Alex Chilton and Siobhán Morrissey at (Siobhan.Morrissey@mahouse.gov) or you may physically mail testimony to the Senate Chair:

CHAIR BRENDAN P. CRIGHTON

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

ATTN: ALEX CHILTON

24 BEACON ST

ROOM 109-C

BOSTON MA 02133

At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may limit availability or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

This hearing will be chaired by Senate Chair Brendan Crighton. If you have any questions regarding the hearing, legislation, format of the hearing or reasonable accommodations required to ensure people with disabilities can participate fully in the committee process, please email Alex Chilton. Senate Chair Crighton's office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-1350.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Transportation - 10-14-2025	10/14/2025 1:00 PM	01:01:12

Tolls, transportation finance, and transportation governance 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3633	An Act relative to transit expansion, electrification and resiliency	Antonio F. D. Cabral
H.3635	An Act establishing senior citizen toll discount on the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Ted Williams Tunnel and the Tobin Bridge	Tackey Chan
H.3636	An Act to allow municipalities to finance expanded transit options	Michelle L. Ciccolo
H.3644	An Act to audit and investigate the commuter rail operating agreement	Mark J. Cusack
H.3646	An Act establishing the quarterly allocation of Chapter 90 funds for cities and towns	Leigh Davis
H.3647	An Act promoting equitable distribution of Chapter 90 funds	Leigh Davis
H.3651	An Act to improve the functioning and fairness of Registry of Motor Vehicles services	Michael S. Day
H.3656	An Act to assure safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections	Daniel M. Donahue
H.3668	An Act expanding certain discount tolls for private passenger vehicles	Jessica Ann Giannino
H.3680	An Act fostering intercity Passenger Rail Fund	Natalie M. Higgins
H.3709	An Act to remove tolls	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.3717	An Act to modernize and enhance the distribution of Chapter 90 funds	Michael P. Kushmerek
H.3724	An Act relative to regional transit authority advisory boards	David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
H.3756	An Act reinvesting in transportation through assessments on parking	Steven Owens
H.3757	An Act to promote transportation demand management	Steven Owens
H.3774	An Act relative to third party delivery fees	Daniel J. Ryan
H.3777	An Act relative to an interstate compact for western MA rail service	Lindsay N. Sabadosa
H.3788	An Act to explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation	Thomas M. Stanley
H.3795	An Act to establish a monthly payment plan and protect motorists from excessive EZ-Pass fees and fines	Steven Ultrino
H.3805	An Act relative to electronic toll payments	Tommy Vitolo
H.43	An Act relative to the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Employees’ Retirement System	Office of the State Treasurer
H.9	An Act to improve transportation and environmental oversight	Auditor of the Commonwealth
S.2353	An Act establishing the Metropolitan Transportation Network	Brendan P. Crighton
S.2354	An Act establishing a regional equity and roadway board	Brendan P. Crighton
S.2356	An Act relative to third party delivery fees for transportation infrastructure	Brendan P. Crighton
S.2357	An Act relative to tolls on the roadways of the commonwealth	Brendan P. Crighton
S.2363	An Act fostering intercity passenger rail service	John J. Cronin
S.2376	An Act improving the Massachusetts Department of Transportation project efficiency	Kelly A. Dooner
S.2377	An Act expediting the Massachusetts Department of Transportation project delivery	Kelly A. Dooner
S.2395	An Act improving oversight and operations of the Steamship Authority	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.2400	An Act relative to equity in tolling	Robyn K. Kennedy
S.2401	An Act relative to regional transit authority advisory boards	Robyn K. Kennedy
S.2404	An Act to explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation	Jason M. Lewis
S.2405	An Act to establish a monthly payment plan and protect motorists from excessive EZ-Pass fees and fines	Jason M. Lewis
S.2406	An Act to establish a Massachusetts Transportation Endowment Fund (MTEF)	Jason M. Lewis
S.2416	An Act relative to an interstate compact for western MA rail service	Paul W. Mark
S.2417	An Act to review the municipal Chapter 90 transportation funding program	Paul W. Mark
S.2437	An Act to modernize and enhance the distribution of Chapter 90 funds	Pavel M. Payano

Present (12)

James Arciero (HOU)

Jennifer Balinsky Armini (HOU)

Hannah Bowen (HOU)

David F. DeCoste (HOU)

James K. Hawkins (HOU)

Christopher Hendricks (HOU)

John J. Marsi (HOU)

Norman J. Orrall (HOU)

Steven Owens (HOU)

Edward R. Philips (HOU)

Orlando Ramos (HOU)

Lindsay N. Sabadosa (HOU)

Absent (1)

David Paul Linsky (HOU) *

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Transportation

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