The Senate moved to refer a petition seeking legislation to extend Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) RIDE service to the town of Clarksboro to the Committee on Transportation after suspending a Senate rule to consider the matter forthwith.

Joan B. Lovely, speaking for the Committee on Rules of the two branches acting concurrently, reported a petition by Michael F. Reschner, Paul McMurtry and John Rogers requesting legislation to extend MBTA RIDE service to Clarksboro and recommended referral. Senator O'Connor moved to suspend Senate rule 36 to allow immediate consideration; the Senate adopted the suspension by voice vote and the matter was referred to the Committee on Transportation.

The transcript records the referral and the suspension of rule 36 but gives no numerical roll-call vote or timetable for committee action. The petitioners named in the report are Michael F. Reschner, Paul McMurtry and John Rogers; the transcript does not record statements from those petitioners during the session.