MA H1678

Bill

MA H1678

Relative to making a technical correction to public construction threshold

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
02/27/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the public construction security bond threshold. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 29 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws in Massachusetts to increase the public construction security bond threshold from $25,000 to $50,000. This change raises the minimum value of public construction projects that require a security bond from contractors, which helps ensure the completion of the project and payment of workers. The bill will take effect immediately upon passage.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Jim Hawkins (D), Denise Provost (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 02/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1678

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1678
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1678.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2665	Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2696	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	Accompanied S1885	Similar To
H2699	Relative to timely public payments for work not included in original construction contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2773	Relative to default insurance programs for certain public construction projects	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
S1885	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1890	Relative to transparency in selecting a public construction alternative delivery method	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S1896	Relative to life cycle costs for public construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1902	Further defining fraud in public construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S79	Promoting sustainable development across the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2665

Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2696

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

Accompanied S1885

Similar To

H2699

Relative to timely public payments for work not included in original construction contracts

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2773

Relative to default insurance programs for certain public construction projects

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

S1885

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1890

Relative to transparency in selecting a public construction alternative delivery method

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S1896

Relative to life cycle costs for public construction

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1902

Further defining fraud in public construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S79

Promoting sustainable development across the Commonwealth

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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