MA Ledge to Revisit Direct Shipping Bill

Dear Client: You may recall Massachusetts has been unsuccessfully attempting to change its direct shipping laws for years. The state legislature's most recent attempt to address the issue, HB 294, was stalled in a House committee as of September (see WSD 09-17-2013). However, legislators have scheduled a hearing on the bill for next Tuesday, November 12. BACKGROUND: In 2010 the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling from a lower court that the state's capacity cap was unconstitutional (see