# Massachusetts S 2577: An Act relative to parking fines in the town of Scituate

Massachusetts S 2577, An Act relative to parking fines in the town of Scituate, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-25 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 148 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 2577
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to parking fines in the town of Scituate
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Last action: 2026-07-25, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 148 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Municipalities and Regional Government, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (5 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher cap for Scituate parking tickets: cost, low. The law raises the maximum fine for covered parking violations in Scituate from $50 to $150. Tickets under Chapter 385 of the Acts of 1991 can now be up to $150 per violation. The change takes effect upon its passage.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-21 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-07-25: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 148 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-07-16: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-07-15: Enacted (House)
- 2026-07-13: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-06-22: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-06-22: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-06-22: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-06-03: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-06-01: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-06-01: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-11-13: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-10-27: Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-09-04: Hearing scheduled for 09/04/2025 from 03:10 PM-01:30 PM in Written Testimony Only (legislature)
- 2025-08-04: House concurred (House)
- 2025-07-31: Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chapter 148 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-07-25: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2577.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 148 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2577.pdf)

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