Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H3626: An Act relative to fares for veterans
Status: Failed, March 9, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in coordination with the Executive Office of Veterans’ Services, shall conduct a study of the impacts, benefits, and costs of a reduced fare program for veterans that provides reduced or discounted transit fares to qualifying riders. (b) In developing the study, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall develop a stakeholder engagement plan and implementation analysis. The engagement plan shall ensure engagement with relevant stakeholders and provide opportunities for public input in geographically-diverse service areas of the authority. The analysis shall include, but not be limited to, an examination of: (i) the number of riders anticipated to benefit from the program; (ii) the average reductions of each fare, by mode; (iii) the overall impact on revenue to the system; (iv) partnership models for determining eligibility requirements and the verification method; and (v) estimated costs associated with the administration and marketing of the program. The implementation analysis shall be filed with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on transportation not later than October 15, 2026. SECTION 2. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the regional transit authority council established in section 27 of chapter 161B …
Sponsors
- David Biele (D) · primary sponsor
- Lisa Field (D, 3rd Bristol)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5134
- : Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in B-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Transportation
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Transportation (December 12, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H3626?
- H3626 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to fares for veterans.
- What is the status of H3626?
- Failed as of March 9, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5134 (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored H3626?
- David Biele (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H3626?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3626
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