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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 558 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2366
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Julian Cyr
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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 establishing a special commission on micro-transit.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Julian CyrCape and IslandsJoanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1/28/2025 1 of 3
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 558 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2366
By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2366) of Julian Cyr and Joanne M.
Comerford for legislation to establish a special commission on micro-transit to study existing
and emerging micro-transit services and its funding in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Transportation.
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 establishing a special commission on micro-transit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 There shall be a special commission on micro-transit to study existing and emerging
2micro-transit services in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and funding to: (i) benchmark
3different types of micro-transit operating models, including those operated by a regional transit
4authority and those operated by other entities, various types of micro-transit services, and
5populations dependent upon these services; (ii) assess funding sources and current limitations or
6outstanding funding needs related to offering micro-transit services in regions across the
7Commonwealth; and (iii) define micro-transit services for the purposes of determining eligibility
8for state funding; (iv) estimate annual state funding needed to support existing and emerging
9micro-transit services across the Commonwealth and propose a mechanism and frequency for
10reassessing such state funding estimate to account for changes in micro-transit needs and
11opportunities in the future; and (v) to explore micro-transit as a way to close mobility gaps,
12enhance connectivity across existing transit services, and address inequities in transportation 2 of 3
13access for certain geographies and populations. The commission shall consist of the following
14members or their designees: the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on transportation
15who shall serve as co-chairs; 1 member of the house of representatives, who shall be appointed
16by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member of the senate, who shall be
17appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 2 persons to be appointed by the Massachusetts
18Association of Regional Transit Authorities, both of whom shall be former or current
19administrators of a regional transit authority and 1 of whom represents a regional transit
20authority that serves rural communities and 1 of whom represents a regional transit authority that
21has offered micro-transit services; 1 person to be appointed by the Massachusetts Statewide
22Independent Living Council; 1 person representing the rail and transit division of the
23Massachusetts Department of Transportation; 2 persons representing existing or emerging micro-
24transit service operated by an entity that is not a regional transit authority; 1 person representing
25the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Mobility Assistance Program; 1 person
26representing the Rural Policy Advocacy Commission; 1 person representing the Massachusetts
27Public Health Association; 1 person representing Transportation for Massachusetts; 1 person
28representing the Massachusetts Councils on Aging; and 2 persons to be appointed by the
29governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of a municipality sponsoring or operating a micro-
30transit service and 1 of whom shall be a representative of a health care organization whose
31patients and employees are served by micro-transit.
32 The commission shall file a final report of its study and recommendations with the clerks
33of the senate and house of representatives, the house and senate committees on ways and means,
34the joint committee on transportation and the secretary of transportation not later than 15 months 3 of 3
35after this section takes effect; provided, however, that the commission may make a draft report
36available to the public for comment before filing its final report.