Massachusetts · Bill 548 · 194th General Court

An Act expanding access to trails for people of all abilities

S 548 Sponsored by Joanne M. Comerford In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 548) of Joanne M. Comerford, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Marcus S. Vaughn, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to expand access to trails for people of all abilities. Environment and Natural Resources.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
  4. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
  5. CommitteeAccompanied a new draft, see S2654 · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 9 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

All 11 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.