Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3408 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 100 FILED ON: 1/9/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3408
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Smitty Pignatelli
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act commissioning a study of a public transportation benefit program for employees of the
13	13	Commonwealth.
14	14	_______________
15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Smitty Pignatelli3rd Berkshire1/9/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex1/20/2023Josh S. Cutler6th Plymouth1/20/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/8/2023Ryan M. Hamilton15th Essex2/8/2023Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/15/2023 1 of 2
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 100 FILED ON: 1/9/2023
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3408
19	19	By Representative Pignatelli of Lenox, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3408) of
20	20	Smitty Pignatelli and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of
21	21	the General Court) relative to a public transportation benefit program for employees of the
22	22	Commonwealth. Transportation.
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
26	26	(2023-2024)
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28	28	An Act commissioning a study of a public transportation benefit program for employees of the
29	29	Commonwealth.
30	30	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
31	31	of the same, as follows:
32	32	1 SECTION 1. (a) There is hereby established a commission to study the feasibility and
33	33	2implementation of a subsidized public transportation benefit program for employees of the
34	34	3commonwealth in order to incentivize further use of public transportation by state employees,
35	35	4reduce congestion on the commonwealth’s roadways, and decrease carbon emissions from
36	36	5commuter vehicles.
37	37	6 When investigating the potential implementation of such a benefit, the study shall
38	38	7include, but not be limited to: (i) the creation of a monthly transit pass benefit program for
39	39	8employees of the Commonwealth, (ii) collaboration with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
40	40	9Authority and other regional transit authorities, (iii) tax implications for employees, (iv) the
41	41	10possibility of imputed income for employees, (v) partnership with an employee benefits provider, 2 of 2
42	42	11(vi) equity regarding the pre-tax transportation benefit threshold, (vii) implications for employee
43	43	12labor contracts, and (viii) funding sources.
44	44	13 The commission shall consist of the following members: an appointee of the governor,
45	45	14who shall serve as the chair; the secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, or
46	46	15their designee; the general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or their
47	47	16designee; the comptroller of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, or their designee; the chief
48	48	17human resources officer, or their designee; and the co-chairs of the joint committee on
49	49	18transportation, or their designees.
50	50	19 (b) The commission shall convene no later than two months after the passage of this act
51	51	20and shall file a report of its findings and recommendations with the clerk of the House of
52	52	21Representatives, the clerk of the Senate, and the chairs of the joint committee on transportation
53	53	22no later than one year after the passage of this act.