An Act to require the Department of Public Health to conduct a study of the health impacts of airplane flights on the resident communities that are represented on the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee
This bill directs the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to conduct a study examining how airplane flights affect the health and noise exposure of residents living near Logan International Airport. The study must specifically look at conditions like asthma, sleep disturbance, and stress for people in communities represented on the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee, with a focus on those living under frequent flight paths below 10,000 feet. The Department has 180 days to complete the research and must submit its findings to the Senate Ways and Means Committee and the Joint Committee on Public Health within 60 days of finishing the work.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Mar 21, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
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
Mar 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Walter Timilty
DDemocratic
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