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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 63 FILED ON: 1/3/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3797
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marcus S. Vaughn
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act providing for a MassPort airline regulation study.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/3/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 63 FILED ON: 1/3/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3797
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3797) of
Marcus S. Vaughn relative to providing for a MassPort airline regulation study. Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3461 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act providing for a MassPort airline regulation study.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. The Massachusetts Port Authority shall commission a study of the
2regulation of airlines doing business in the commonwealth. The study shall examine the possible
3legal implications of imposing certain regulations on airlines, including, but not limited to,
4requiring airlines to provide lodging, new flights or other compensation to customers in the event
5of a flight’s cancellation.
6 SECTION 2. The Massachusetts Port Authority shall file a report, including its findings
7on the possible legal implications of imposing regulations on airlines doing business in the
8commonwealth, with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint
9committee on transportation no later than January 1, 2027.