Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Transportation Mbta Ride topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
House concurs with Senate petition to extend MBTA RIDE service to Foxborough
Summary
The House of Representatives concurred with a Senate petition to extend MBTA RIDE service to the town of Foxborough and referred the measure to the Committee on Transportation under suspension of Joint Rule 12.
The House of Representatives concurred with a Senate petition to extend MBTA RIDE service to the town of Foxborough and referred the matter to the Committee on Transportation under suspension of Joint Rule 12.
The petition, filed in the Senate by Michael F. Rush, Paul McMurtry and John H. Rogers, asked that MBTA paratransit service (the RIDE) be extended to Foxborough. The petition was presented to the House "from the Senate with the endorsement that it has been referred to the committee on transportation under suspension of joint rule 12." The House then proceeded with concurrence by voice vote; the transcript records the presiding officer asking "Question comes on concurrence" followed by the voice vote and the clerk stating, "The house concurs." No roll-call vote or floor debate on the measure is recorded in the transcript.
Because the measure was referred to the Committee on Transportation, further action—hearings, amendments or a committee recommendation—will occur in that committee; no timeline or committee schedule was stated in the floor record.
The transcript does not include substantive discussion about operational details, funding, eligibility changes for the RIDE, or which Foxborough neighborhoods would be served. Those matters will be addressed, if at all, during committee consideration.
