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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts Requires Large Employers to Offer Pre-Tax Commuter Transit Benefits
Last action · September 4, 2025: Accompanied a new draft, see H4451Sponsors: Steve Owens and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Employers in Massachusetts with at least 50 employees must offer non-union workers the opportunity to utilize a , backed by fines for non-compliance starting one year after passage.
Workers at companies with 50 or more employees gain the option to deduct transit costs from pre-tax income, while non-compliant employers face fines ranging from $100 for a first violation to $250 per subsequent month.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Employers in the commonwealth of Massachusetts that employ at least 50 persons
Must offer pre-tax transportation fringe benefits to non-union employees and face potential fines for non-compliance.
Employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement
Gain the opportunity to utilize pre-tax transportation fringe benefits deducted from gross income.
department of revenue
Must direct a public multilingual awareness campaign, prepare model notices, and adopt compliance regulations.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Must collaborate with the department of revenue on the public multilingual awareness campaign.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- Sep 4, 2025HouseAccompanied a new draft, see H4451
- May 7, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
- Feb 27, 2025SenateSenate concurred
- Feb 27, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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