S 2442 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

Resolve directing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of extending the orange line

This bill directs Massachusetts' Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to study extending the Orange Line from Oak Grove in Malden to Roslindale Village in Boston. The study must evaluate costs (capital and operating), ridership, environmental impacts, funding sources, and community benefits along this specific route. MassDOT must complete the study and submit a report to legislative committees within 120 days of the bill's passage. The bill itself does not fund or approve any extension, only requiring the feasibility analysis.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Dec 15, 2025
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This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Dec 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Transportation
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Mike Rush
DDemocratic
MA
Norfolk and Suffolk